...i'm just wondering if we can eat koi fish.. is it dangerous to eat them or not? please gimme the link if someone ever found a site about this... thank you!! :)
2007-02-25 09:39:20 · 15 answers · asked by cuTTie 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Koi are a type of carp and are eaten through much of Asia. As the previous poster said, you wouldn't want to eat one that has been exposed to certain medications (such as a very common one, Malachite Green, which causes cancer) but as to eating Koi, yes, that's not a problem at all. No doubt you can find plenty of recipes for carp all over the net.
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2007-02-25 09:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Do Koi Fish Eat
2016-09-30 10:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As they have said previously, yes, as long as they are not full of chemicals/medications, but then there is this thought. Koi are very expensive. You can buy a pound of typical eating fish at the store for maybe $5-10/lb depending on the fish. For a pound of koi, you'd probably pay around $60-100. Pretty expensive for eatin' fish....
2007-02-25 10:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kois Taipei / Hong Kong
They originate from a domesticated carp species, the common carp. It was aquacultured as a food fish as at least as far back as the 5th century in China. As resent as the 1970's a prize Kois have been served to a highly regarded visitor visiting a private pond of a avid collector of highly prized kois. The visitor is asked to point out his favorite and is later served the fish as a meal. It is considered a great honor to be given such a meal and it is disrespectful to turn it down.
2016-03-13 13:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kois can be eaten as food. But usually kois are kept as ornamental fish and some varieties are very expensive. If you want to eat them, it is best to steam them and put a little oyster sauce and some herbs. If you can eat your own pets, I say, it takes a lot of guts to do that. Most pet lovers don't usually do that.
2007-02-25 18:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Do you realize koi are the most expensive collectors' fish in the world? There are Koi society's all over the world. Collectors study the patterns of Koi fish and pay a very large sum for certain kinds of Koi. Just type Koi in your search engine and you will be very surprised. Carp indeed!!
2007-02-25 10:09:16 · answer #6 · answered by lulu 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes koi fish can be eaten.it is not dangerous and poisonious.here in our country fish living in salted and unsalted water fish can we eat koi.we say that koi fish cant be eat because it is very expensive we consider it as a pet but if we have some koi fish die in a pond,try to fry them or steam them,dont think that it is your pet animal fish is one of the creation of god in the way we survive.
2015-01-06 02:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Ivan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure I don't see why not. Just as long as they haven't been introduced to chemicals I'm more than sure you can,
Koi is a carp so I don't see why not.
2014-07-13 16:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Tonya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
koi are really big beautiful fish i hav grown up round them coz my grandad used to have lots they are really wonderful fish i used to feed them everyday and i dont no why anybody would want to eat them they are also sold for alot of money
2007-03-01 04:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Wild-@-Heart ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
most kois actually edible but sum arents expecially the ones that are hybrids.
AND TO THE DUMB BLONDE THE KOI IS NOT THE BIGGEST COLLECTER FISH. THAT GOES TO THE AMAZONIAN AROWANA. THEY ARE BOUGHT BY CHINESE BUSINESS MEN.
THE MOST PAID WAS 1.6MILLION FOR ONE.
2007-02-25 13:56:40 · answer #10 · answered by Steven M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋