can you eat carp (the fish)?

Answer 1

Sure--just remove the mud vein, and it's supposed to taste just like catfish. According to my father, his great-aunt used to have the whole family out for fish dinners at their cabin on the Wabash River. Years later, he was recalling those wonderful catfish dinners to that aunt, and she said "Um, that wasn't catfish!"

Answer 2

Yes you can eat carp. People generally smoke carp. Contrary to what a lot of people believe carp is not that big dirty fish.Carp are not always bottom feeders. If smoked properly they taste quite good. There are a lot of bottom feeders . look at catfish.

Answer 3

www.carp.net/recipe.htm has several recipes!

Carp with Sour Cream Sauce
1/4 cup butter
2 bay leaves
1/3 cup of sour cream
1 lemon, juice
salt and pepper
1 carp, 3-4 pound, cleaned and ready to cook=20
Grease a shallow making dish with butter. Season carp inside and out with salt and pepper, place bay leaves on butter and lay on it your carp. Cover with sour cream and lemon juice. Bake in oven 350 F for 40 minutes or when brown. Baste frequently,. Serve with noodles or potatoes. Makes 4 servings.

Answer 4

If cleaned properly, carp is eaten as a staple in many parts of the world.

Answer 5

I think you can, but if you really want to, you have to clean it properly. but I say, just enjoy catching it and it you catch a trout, salmon, walleye, cod, or steelhead then eat it. Those are the only fish that I eat. Try it though.

Answer 6

Well....carp are bottom-feeders...you CAN eat it, but seriously don't think you'd really want to.

Answer 7

Yes.It was a Christmas dish in Poland
Most Polish cookery books have recipes
So do most Chinese books

Answer 8

yes. If it's still alive, you can have it swim in a barrel of clear water for a day or two so it doesn't taste so earthy, nice with a sauce like cream of asparagus

Answer 9

yeah some people do i won't it taste like mud . some people say you have to bleed them first.

Answer 10

Yep, i believe Jewish people still do at times...