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[[Image:Crayfish.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Crayfish]] | [[Image:Crayfish.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Crayfish]] | ||
[[Image:Crayfish Morrisons.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Now available in UK supermarkets<br /> (this was from Morrisons)]] | [[Image:Crayfish Morrisons.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Now available in UK supermarkets<br /> (this was from Morrisons)]] | ||
'''Crayfish''', crawfish, or crawdads, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small [[lobsters]], to which they are closely related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted water. | '''Crayfish''', crawfish, or crawdads, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small [[lobsters]], to which they are closely related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted water. | ||
In Australia and New Zealand, the name crayfish (or cray) generally refers to a [[saltwater spiny lobster]], of the type Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, whilst the freshwater species are usually considered a yabby, or a koura, from the Aboriginal, and Māori, names for the animal respectively. | In Australia and New Zealand, the name crayfish (or cray) generally refers to a [[saltwater spiny lobster]], of the type Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, whilst the freshwater species are usually considered a yabby, or a koura, from the Aboriginal, and Māori, names for the animal respectively. | ||
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Prepared crayfish tails and now fairly common in UK supermarkets and relatively inexpensive. Unless you have a spcific recipe in mind, I would tend to use them as you would prawns - and as you would with prawns, avoid overcooking them. | Prepared crayfish tails and now fairly common in UK supermarkets and relatively inexpensive. Unless you have a spcific recipe in mind, I would tend to use them as you would prawns - and as you would with prawns, avoid overcooking them. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Template:Crayfish recipes} | {{Template:Crayfish recipes}} | ||
[[Category:Ingredients]] | [[Category:Ingredients]] | ||
[[Category:Fish and seafood]] | [[Category:Fish and seafood]] | ||