On 11/9/2017 9:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>>
>>> Meantime my guesses are this: If you don't see okra or grits used in
>>> the menu, you won't get much of the uniqueness of the costal south
>>> on what we eat. LOL, it's not all catfish and crawdads!
>>>
>> Crawdads (crawfish) aren't common here. Catfish is often previously
>> frozen and not found on many menus. I've never seen frozen softshell
>> crab. I don't know why you and Gary think "coastal" means the same
>> thing when you're 500 miles to the north of Tybee Island.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I've lived a few places where crawfish/crawdads were common. Here isnt
> one of them and where you are probably isnt either.
>
> If your menus do not have catfish, it may be where you go because it's
> really common here but as you say, I'm a few hours north of you.

I can find catfish at the supermarket from time to time. They *claim*
it's not previously frozen. If it isn't, it would have to be well iced
and flown in just for the sale. The sea islands aren't catfish country.

Crawfish/crawdads are definitely not native to these islands. I can
find frozen crawfish tail meat which is fine for the rare times I want
it.

> As to
> frozen softshell crabs, they aren't in the supermarket, at least not
> the average ones you'd find where you are. I'm in a bigger city.
>
> https://www.google.com/search?source...d94ngDQ&q=froz
> en+soft+shell+crab&oq=frozen+soft&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0l10.34026648.34031365
> .0.34035840.11.11.0.0.0.0.144.1220.0j10.10.0....0. ..1.1.64.psy-ab..1.10.
> 1215...46j0i131k1j0i46k1.0.pRBodAF7NVI
>
> Or you can get them off Amazon.com.
>
I wouldn't bother. Dave might like to order some, though.

Jill