My dad said to roast them on a seasoned board over a nice fire. Then throw 'em away and eat the board-lol!
... they are fine table fare... Use to sell them... back in my younger days!
So I have had carp that I bowfished. Heard they were a delicacy in France. The meat was actually rather good, it was the "y" bones that were such a pain in the butt to deal with. And that's even after the fish is filleted.Anyone else eat carp, what's your best recipe and how do you deal with the "y" bones?...JP
So I have had carp that I bowfished. Heard they were a delicacy in France.
Quote from: JP on April 04, 2011, 07:45:15 amSo I have had carp that I bowfished. Heard they were a delicacy in France. That's not saying much,since they consider snails a delicacy too!!My relatives in SW Minnesota have had carp in the past, they smoke it, smoked it tastes pretty much like any other smoked fish. And I think they've canned it too.I just remember my dad getting a fit of the dry heaves as they were cleaning the carp...it didn't appeal to him at all!Around here freshwater drum - sheepheads gets a bad rap - it has a downturned mouth and looks like a carp so most people won't touch it. Other than the bones, it is pretty good.Rick
Quote from: Scadsobees on April 04, 2011, 01:47:56 pmQuote from: JP on April 04, 2011, 07:45:15 amSo I have had carp that I bowfished. Heard they were a delicacy in France. That's not saying much,since they consider snails a delicacy too!!My relatives in SW Minnesota have had carp in the past, they smoke it, smoked it tastes pretty much like any other smoked fish. And I think they've canned it too.I just remember my dad getting a fit of the dry heaves as they were cleaning the carp...it didn't appeal to him at all!Around here freshwater drum - sheepheads gets a bad rap - it has a downturned mouth and looks like a carp so most people won't touch it. Other than the bones, it is pretty good.Rickdats a choupiq not a sheephead. A sheephead is a saltwater great eating fishKeith