Product
Crayfish
Live crayfish are scarce in the country, and what is sold is mostly a wild catch. We release crayfish into the village's cleaned pond.
What it is
Why it works
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Taste
Sweet white meat, dill, salt.
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Why people will buy them
There are never enough crayfish. A "crayfish evening" gives a group of friends a reason to come.
- Live, 1 kg35–50 BYN
- First incomeyear 3
How we make it
How we make it
Crayfish need clean water and patience: after stocking, nothing is caught for three years. After that the pond gives a catch every summer at almost no cost, and the pond itself stays part of the village.
The pond
A cleaned pond of 3–5 sotkas (300–500 m²) with clean, cool water.
Shelters
Pipes and stones on the bottom: crayfish hide there by day.
Stocking
300–500 crayfish from local populations.
Only our own
We take broad-clawed crayfish from local waters. Importing foreign crayfish is banned.
How we serve it
How we serve it
Here crayfish are an event: an evening by the pond, the banya, a long conversation. They bring in little money, but they give a group of friends a reason to come in summer and stay the night.
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By the pond
Boiled crayfish with dill: 60–80 BYN per guest.
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With beer and cider
The classic pairing for crayfish.
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Crayfish soup
Made from the shells and broth, the next day.