Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver carp, have been swimming their way north toward the Great Lakes for decades. A lot of people are trying to keep the carp out of the Lakes.
Some people think one solution is to create a market for the fish.
There are a couple of companies working to sell Asian carp to China… where the fish are considered a delicacy.
But winning over the American palate is much harder. Carp have a bit of an image problem… and they are full of bones.
“We are spoiled here, we like convenience. Everybody expects to have fish without bones, right? And that’s the issue.”
This is Chef Phillipe Parola. He’s from Baton Rouge and he wants you to learn to love Asian carp.
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