Live crayfish - London

[halfassedgourmand]

Anyone know where to source them or how much they go for? Applebee's in Borough had no answer for me

[FoodStories]

My fishmonger is East Dulwich often has them. It is called Moxons and is on Lordship Lane.

[Jon Tseng]

See Woo chinese superstore in Greenwich have them. If you go Sat morning they also have roast suckling pig.

J

[halfassedgourmand]

cool, are the live? Any idea on the price?

[Robin Joy]

Actually your best bet is to swim up the River Wandle where it joins the Thames just upstream of Wandsworth Bridge. Plenty of free crayfish there. You'll need a wetsuit, mask and snorkel, and some antibiotics.

Just after high tide is best apparently.

[Jenny Sheridan]

I bought two in Borough Market a year or two ago. We kept them in the pond and called them Ronnie and Reggie Cray. Unfortunately they didn't last.

[zuriga1]

Maybe there is bad karma with that name. :-)

[halfassedgourmand]

Thanks for the help guys!

Will let you know I locate any

[Robin Joy]

One of the numbers on this Billingsgate list might be able to help:

http://213.86.34.248/NR/rdonlyres/543...

Or maybe a visit to the Chinese supermarket (I forget its name) in Lisle St behind the National Gallery. They often have live things.