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vaxtang
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by vaxtang » Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:49 pm
Hi,
Anyone knows where can I find live crayfishes in Helsinki (in worst case Espoo or Vantaa ) ? I looked to Hakaniemi's market, but they don't have.
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Jukka Aho
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by Jukka Aho » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:02 am
vaxtang wrote:Anyone knows where can I find live crayfishes in Helsinki (in worst case Espoo or Vantaa ) ? I looked to Hakaniemi's market, but they don't have.
Not sure of crayfish but a relative of mine claimed there’s a fish tank full of live lobsters in the
Ruoholahti K-Citymarket, which was a first for her.
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vaxtang
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by vaxtang » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:07 am
I've been there and those are lobsters ) I am looking for crayfish
Thanks
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rinso
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by rinso » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:09 am
Never heard of live crayfish in shops.
It is a seasonal delicacy and outside the season there is no demand I guess.
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Rosamunda
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by Rosamunda » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:04 am
And the season lasts for about three weeks at the end of July, beginning of August.
Eating crayfish in January would be like eating brussels sprouts in the middle of summer - weird.
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CH
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by CH » Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:31 am
rinso wrote:Never heard of live crayfish in shops.
It is a seasonal delicacy and outside the season there is no demand I guess.
There are live crayfish in shops (well, at least in the Iso Omena Citymarket) during the crayfish season. But yeah, this is totally the wrong season for that.
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vaxtang
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by vaxtang » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:48 am
Rosamunda wrote:And the season lasts for about three weeks at the end of July, beginning of August.
Eating crayfish in January would be like eating brussels sprouts in the middle of summer - weird.
So you think eating tomato in winter time is normal but for crayfish it's not a season ? ) at least funny , wanna explain why ?

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Pursuivant
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by Pursuivant » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:54 pm
Because tomatoes grow in greenhouses, but crayfish are wild.
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by Upphew » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:17 pm
Pursuivant wrote:Because tomatoes grow in greenhouses, but crayfish are wild.
Some are, some are not. But you have to live somewhere else than in Helsinki to get them out of season:
http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/ojalanrapu/esittely.html
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vaxtang
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by vaxtang » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:28 pm
Thanks for the link. I will try to contact them.