If you can't beat carp, rename it and eat it
INVASIVE ASIAN CARP
BY ERIK ECKHOLM New York Times | Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:00 am
It's Extreme Makeover: Aquatic Edition.
Asian carp are reviled as vanquishers of native species, feared as hefty jumpers able to break a Mississippi boatman's jaw, and
scorned as, well, carp. But even as some states battle to keep them from ravaging the Great Lakes, officials in the South, where
the alien species have multiplied like guppies, are working to transform the carp into marketable assets.
First, the rebranding. In January, Louisiana wildlife officials rolled out the Silverfin Promotion, enlisting chefs to create recipes
for what they called the tasty white meat of the bighead carp and silver carp, the two dominant invaders.
"A cross between scallops and crabmeat," declared Philippe Parola, a noted seafood chef whose new recipes include silverfin
almondine. MORE...