"Saturday was a working day by default, though occasionally we had afternoon tea or even crayfish."
Unexpected poetry. Is there a reason why crayfish would be served in this context?
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Unexpected poetry. Is there a reason why crayfish would be served in this context?
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So yes, I read it the same way you do: “They made us work weekends, but at least they’d order us in some pizzas.”
(…and if you’re in the US, you can have them air-freighted live to you, and a crawfish boil is an easy and darn festive thing to do in the summer. If you’re put off by the crustacean staring back at you, and you have access to a kitchen that operates in a Louisianan style, you might be able to find a “Cajun Popcorn” of the tails seasoned, battered, and fried. Or maybe one of the enormous number of “seafood boil” restaurants that have opened in the US in recent years.)
(I feel like those establishments came on quickly, that I notice them mainly in spaces formerly occupied by American-Chinese restaurants, and that it’s felt like a nationwide phenomenon… I suspect there’s a story there for an enterprising young investigative nonfiction writer sort.)