Greeting Earthling,  may I voice my opinion, on this topic,( How to eat Carp )  First let me say this , the whole of Europe eat carp,  Stuff them with onions and tomatos, a touch of garlic, wrap it in foil,   COOK....yummy,,,,,, and may I be soooo bold as to say this, have ate heaps of carp,,  nooooo muddy tast,,,,  have talked to heaps of ppl, who say carp tasts like Sh-t, but never eaten carp,,  and may I even be a little bit more bolder, and say ,,, the tast is in the beholder ,,,,, stay excited Nomads,,,,,,   Billeeeeeee

-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 04:30:40 PM

The thing is they are very dumb (easy to catch in great numbers).

And many thanks for fixing the link IT support.

Carp should be eradicated from our rivers. What better way than to eat them.

A couple of locals who grew up on the Darling said that all through their childhood the river ran clear, you could see the bottom.

Since carp got there in the 70's it's run silted as it is today.

That poor tree. Pity there's no market for carp. Eating them out of existence would be a good thing.

Well said Billeee.

My first thought, and I don't have many, would be why would you want to eat them when there are so many better tasting fish in the river.

I will say however last year while in the Port Douglas area I was told that carp make one of the best fishing baits for Coral trout. I have not tried it however the source at the tackle shop was quite sure.

 

Who gave the fish the name carp? Maybe it was some dyslexic person who got the two middle letters the wrong way around.

I don't know how anyone can even get over the smell of them to even gut them.  I have tried swimming them in clean water and feeding them good food for a fortnight, totally illegal, but to use them rather than waste them.  Tried pickling, tried raw cooked with lemon/citrus with herbs and spices, baked, simmered in milk, salted and even tried drying them over smoke.  The blowflies only laid eggs on the yellow belly, the carp just went rotten.

Dogs love rolling in the dead smelly ones, the owners hate washing the dogs.And the best use

My main use now is to catch 10lb plus carp on 4lb line as training aid for those better catches, like 1 metre plus snapper on Tapley shoals.

And the best use to date is in my raised vegie beds, dig the soil out, layer of carp, layer of straw, put the soil back and water well, leave for six weeks and plant your vegies!  Best way to eat carp!

The video in the first post emphasises:

- putting the fish into ice water to 'stop the histamines that are responsible for the bad taste'; and

- cutting out the blood line and surrounding areas.

The system works, from the comments of tasters.

Why isn't immediate bleeding recommended? Because that is what is usually done with fish that can suffer from blood taints and poor keeping. It is humane.

If I had a go, I would probably marinate the fillets in salad dressing and then coat with cajun powder or lemon salt and breadcrumbs before frying in oil.