![]() ![]() Statewide | Viet-Cajun crawfish is now everywhere in Texasīeyond | Viet-Texan cuisine is so much more than just crawfish Gone fishin' | What it's really like to be a crawfish farmer in Texas ![]() ![]() On trend | How a viral Houston seafood chain got its cult following Trouble | Will this invasive crawfish species really ruin our boils? Hit list | The best places to get crawfish in Houston Viet-Cajun | How the cuisine became the most Houston food of allĬhef | Nikki Tran is bringing Viet-Cajun 'back' to Vietnam Let's do the curry crawfish that we did for the competition," Au-Yeung says. "In April 2020, it was during lockdown, so we decided let's do something new. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Au-Yeung and his team created a version Phat Eatery's customers could take to-go when dining in wasn't possible. On a typical weekend, he estimates that Phat Eatery sells 300 to 350 pounds of the crawfish, and 150 to 180 pounds on weekdays.īefore he introduced curry crawfish to the restaurant, Au-Yeung fine-tuned his version for years, eventually entering it into a crawfish cookoff in Katy, where it went over well with judges and the crowd. Word-of-mouth and regulars of the Malaysian restaurant have increased demand for the special year-over-year, according to Au-Yeung, a 2022 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas. Phat Eatery's crawfish is seasonally available and comes slicked with Au-Yeung's sweet-and-spicy curry, which is flavored with warming spices and chiles tempered by turmeric and coconut milk.ĭiners can add snow crab, corn, potatoes, edamame and more to Phat Eatery's Malaysian crawfish. ![]()
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