Posted on 07/14/2010 9:20:14 AM PDT by Nachum
CHICAGO — In a deal intended to help keep the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, a Chinese meat packing company will buy fish taken from Illinois rivers to send to China where it is a delicacy.
Big River Fisheries in Pearl, Ill., will catch, process and ship at least 30 million pounds of fish by the end of next year and sell it to Beijing Zhuochen Animal Husbandry Company, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced Tuesday.
"The high quality and taste of the wild Asian carp from Big River Fish far exceeded our expectations. We see a tremendous market in China for the wild Asian carp," said Liang Chang, chairman of the Chinese purchaser, in a statement.
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I don’t eat fish but i hear that Carp is really nasty.
OMG! I used to wade for them. That was really cool. I think I would need shoulder pads and a helmet. LOL
That's the best part!
I’ve never tried it, but I remember my Grandma telling me that they used to can them when she was a little girl. However, she didn’t mention if they were good or not. That might have been an indication right there.
Carp are not native to the US. They were brought here in the 1800s from Europe and stocked by the Dept of Agriculture and promoted as a food supply.
Then 100 years later came the Asian carp...
Try this recipe:
Clean, scale and gut the carp.
Cut a piece of pine 1” board to dimensions of 6” x 14”.
Nail the carp to the board.
Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees.
Slow cook the carp for about 10 hours until tender. Remove from oven.
Remove the nails.
Throw away the fish and eat the board.
My father told me that in the 50s. He added excrement stuffing and suggested eating the stuffing and the board. This came from a guy who spent his whole childhood hungry. He also ate tripe and pigs feet. Not a ringing endorsement of carp.
Carp is still somewhat of a staple for a Christmas dinner for some in Europe, especially Catholics (e.g. in Poland).
It needs to be kept alive in fresh water for a few days to get rid of the nasty taste. Not too bad then.
In China, river-mud-flavor could be a delicacy...who knows...;-)
What I’ve been saying since I first heard of this problem, EAT them. At least someone is selling them to someone that WILL eat them.
LOL
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