[TN] Once upon a time in Sweden

Hello, Nils! You wrote on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:39:28 GMT:

NGL> I don't particularly like snaps. I am not over fond of NGL> beer either. I can live a good life without neither bibs, NGL> hats, nor paper lanterns. I do, however, at times, drink NGL> wine.

NGL> My tasting group decided to have a crayfish party without NGL> any of the trimmings less than dear to me, and with a NGL> workshop test -what wine to drink with crays.

Probably an OT question, but do you know the scientific name for your crayfish? Things like that seem have confusing names in different parts of the world and to live both in salt and fresh water. They eat "crayfish" in Louisiana too but, tho' I've been to Sweden a few times, I've missed that festival :-)

James Silverton Potomac, Maryland

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Ah, now that's a good question. Here's a decent recipe on the Web:

As for wine pairing, a full-bodied dry or off-dry white with good acidity for me. Alsace comes to mind, as does the Loire, the Rheinland and Austria.

Mark Lipton

There used to be a Cajun restuarant in my little town. Etouffee and other dishes, but the basic is just boiled (boiled in heavily seasoned water, using a crab boil mix and some cayenne). Twist off the heads (suck on them if you wish), eat the tail meat. Crisp dry white (or beer) .

Whenever I am in NO I go for Alsatian pinot gris with etouffee.