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BASH 2022 PROVES THAT EVEN CRAWFISH ARE BIGGER AND BETTER IN TEXAS By Anthony Lane
From January until July, crawfish season kicks-off in the state of Texas. Crawfish are small crustaceans that live in freshwater and are similar in flavor to shrimp and lobster. Boiled crawfish is a cuisine that is extremely popular in southern states, especially Louisiana and Texas. Since the inception of the Big Crawfish Bash in 2014, teams from local restaurants and passionate crawfish boilers from all around have come together in a cook-off to compete for bragging rights, a cash prize, and the title of “The Best Boil”. In 2017, the Big Crawfish Bash set the Guinness World Record for the largest serving of crawfish in eight-hours with a total of 58,083.98 pounds. Across the entirety of the event, they ended up serving over 65,000 pounds. Fast forward to 2022, the Big Crawfish Bash has no plans of slowing down. Since the inception of the event in 2014, teams from local restaurants and passionate crawfish boilers from all around have come together in a cook-off to compete for bragging rights, a cash prize, and the title of “The Best Boil”. This year’s event took place on April 2nd and had well over 10,000+ attendees. The event includes all-you-can-eat crawfish, vendor booths, kid-zone, sponsors area, live music, and more. The Big Crawfish Bash isn’t only for the enjoyment, the proceeds of the event have allowed them to donate well over $500,000 to various nonprofit organizations and community organizations. Camp Hope, the event’s main beneficiary, focuses on benefiting Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Overall, the Big Crawfish Bash is certainly worth the trip to Texas to the in the experience and the sponsorships are put to great use. If you are interested in attending or being an event sponsor, visit www.bigasscrawfishbash.com
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