" Rick smiled as he watched the waves roll toward their feet. He turned to her and said, “Since we’re going to Louisiana, I did some research and learned a few things. Did you know it’s famous for its gumbo and bayous?”
Amelia’s eyes brightened. “Really? I’ve seen pictures of a bayou in a magazine. It’s so mysterious looking.”
“It’s also the crawdad capital of the world.”
“Crawdad? What’s that?”
Rick’s eyes widened with surprise. “You don’t know what crawdads are?”
She shook her head.
“They’re a freshwater crayfish, similar to shrimp… only better. "

― Linda Weaver Clarke , Mystery on the Bayou (Amelia Moore Detective Series #6)