These little beauties were a tasty addition to the Javanese peanut dish we make occasionally. I expected to have some latent revulsion to handling the animals after all the exposure from Zoology 102 dissections, but I guess I’m made of stronger stuff. The scuttlebutt on crayfish here in Fianar is that they are good indirect indicators of forest corridor health: The more crayfish coming to market, the healthier the forest. I’m sure I was sufficiently ripped-off at the market today buying these (although, I’m not sure how angry I can be; I still only paid the equivalent to 50 cents per pound) to keep the incentive for protecting the watershed up. What a small price to pay.
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