Anybody like eating carp?

[txpitdog]

We caught 4 big carp while catfishing this weekend. I’ve never eaten it and always assumed you just don’t eat em. Kids wanted to give it a try, so I cleaned one and let the other three go. Besides getting past the scales it wasn’t a big deal to filet. A lot more bones and not as good as fresh fried catfish, but edible. We looked it up online and apparently people use carp meat like fake crab and for making fish puppies and curry and other recipes where the meat is more like a filler than the main thing.

Can’t say that I’ll target carp anytime soon, but I was surprised that it really wasn’t bad.

[ptlmg]

Ive eaten them ceviche style. Tasted good.

[TP3]

I tried it once.
Once was plenty.

[tex4k]

My grandad would take carp over most any other fish, we never ate them just because of the bones, never tried one over 3-4 lbs though.

[S-3 Ranch]

If you’re hungry and or broke it’s probably pretty good

[cva34]

been told soak meat in vinegar would turn bones into soft and edible..also been told to pressure cook would too.. Then turn into like crab cakes...But never tried either...

[Low Fence]

Love a good carp, javelina and aoudad soup.

Ate it once. Lots of bones. Flavor wasn’t bad, but texture was “different”. I ain’t cleaning one

[Uncle Saggy]

Carp from clean running rivers is pretty good.

[Pedernal]

Ive eaten them ceviche style. Tasted good.

It's really good in ceviche!!

Carp from clean running rivers is pretty good.

I have had it from both clean running rivers and lake Amistad. I could not tell a difference but then again amistad is really clean....

[twosixteens]

Filet them cut out dark meat run the meat through a meat grinder season the meat and run it through the meat grinder again roll into small balls or patties batter and fry. Growing up on the Mississippi River this was common bar food.

[Hooverfb]

Smoke it, cook in curry,stew it, etc. When I was in China most of the fish I ate was carp. The joke was cause they ate all the other fish though

[dustoffer]

Run it thru the pressure cooker and the bones are soft, like canned salmon.

[hogslayer78]

I will pass on the carp. Too many other species in fresh water that is much better lol.

[Dr. Evil]

Smoked carp is great

[Paycheck]

Cook in pressure cooker, eat pressure cooker throw carp away!!