Posted on 03/16/2018 9:24:08 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Along the Mississippi River, fishermen and chefs are heading an effort to rid the ecosystem of invasive bighead and Asian silver carp the only way they know how — catching and eating them.
The two species were introduced to fish farm ponds in the central Midwest in the 1970s to clean murky pond water. Flooding allowed their escape into rivers, where they have reproduced in the wild and are outcompeting native species.
Louisiana Chef Philippe Parola has been expressing concern for native species of fish in Louisiana for years, worried about how shrimp, oyster, blue crab and other finfish that rely on plankton-rich waters could be destroyed by a sizable Asian carp population.
Parola has been on a campaign to convince officials in Louisiana and Illinois to support the Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em effort to rebrand Asian carp as silverfin for marketing purposes.
I think Eelpout was marketed as Fresh Water Cod.
I recalled seeing a YouTube Video a while ago...turns out it is the same guy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1_S7sOEFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3kAAlWZdRM
My spouse got hit in the shoulder by one of the flying fish—Ouch...which is why I became interested.
Grandad filleted tons and tons of fish in his lifetime. I reckon the small bones cooked up in the canning process.
There’s an eyeful of snake skin lingerie on google.
Disagree on the shotguns... Too many pellets in the flesh!
Just adjust the law to permit telephoning the carp. The electric current stuns them and the boaters then net them into the live wells on the boats.
Many folks think catfish and carp are inedible, but if they ate some good fried filets without knowing the type of fish then I believe they would change their minds.
“There’s an eyeful of snake skin lingerie on google.”
It seems to be snake print on cloth, rather than the actual skin of formerly living snakes.
Do you eat your sporting clays once they're shot?
Once worn, they smell like fish......
Mahi Mahi is another name for a Dolphin Fish, which is totally different from “Flipper” the Dolphin.
Ah, no thread on Asian Carp is complete without this hilarious link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhfd9dIkXEk
Yes it is, and it's pretty cheap, too. My wife and I were in an Asian fish market in St. Louis a couple weeks ago, and fresh (whole) Asian Carp was selling @ retail for $.99 / lb.
A couple years ago I tried Carp in a few variations from the processor in Wickliffe, KY. The fish sausage was not bad -- not my favorite, but palatable, and I'll bet it can be improved for "American" tastes. The silver carp fried up by my wife was quite good, but the bones are an obstacle, and I say that as one who does not mind eating "bone in" quarter lb. bluegill or trout. We also tried some grass carp, which was less bony, but not as tasty as the silver carp.
We do not have a pressure cooker - might be interesting as I'd love to find an inexpensive substitute for tuna in casseroles & "tuna salad" sandwiches.
I wonder what price the commercial fishermen are selling Asian Carp for? Why not make cat food based off it?
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