Asian carp proposed as menu item
Published: Nov. 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Some Missouri entrepreneurs say than have a solution to the problem of invasive Asian
carp in the Midwest: "Can't beat 'em? Eat 'em!"
A Louisiana chef and a group of Grafton, Mo., entrepreneurs want to rename the carp "silverfin" and make it a menu
item, to both change its reputation and control its growing numbers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday.
They say the name change would be the first step, noting the Chilean sea bass on the menu at many high-end
restaurants wasn't very appealing back when it was called Patagonian toothfish.
"Can't beat 'em? Eat 'em! We have a gold mine here," says Philippe Parola, a French-born chef who has developed
processing and preparation methods he hopes will soon turn the fish into a popular American food item.
"Can we make use of this fish? Yes, we can." MORE...