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Arkansas Granny

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8. This article give some good info. Apparently, Americans consider it to be a trash fish and

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 11:04 AM

Dec 2016

there is a lack of demand for it. The article mentions a few advantages to eating this fish. It's wild caught, so it's not full of antibiotics and has a good taste because it's a plankton eater, not a bottom feeder like many other carp.

https://www.quora.com/Why-arent-we-eating-Asian-Carp

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Floating factory would process invasive Asian carp [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2016 OP

I hope this is successful and that others will follow his lead. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #1

And it would also provide 100 local jobs in an area that could certainly use them! Tanuki Dec 2016 #4

Is there a reason why WE don't eat the stuff? TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #2

A lot has to do with its image Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #7

People eat some really ugly fish because someone thought up a good marketing name... hunter Dec 2016 #9

This article give some good info. Apparently, Americans consider it to be a trash fish and Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #8

Excellent fish tacos! mainer Dec 2016 #3

Yummmm! Thanks for the recipes! eom Tanuki Dec 2016 #5

Get ready for a Gefilte Fish glut. n/t meaculpa2016 Dec 2016 #6