EDDIE B 3,166 Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 7 hours ago, mackem said: Just been into a Chinese supermarket and saw carp. I'm sure I saw carp fir sale in Tesco last Christmas. Seemingly, it's the norm for Polish to have it for Christmas dinner. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,535 Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 Tesco in Prague had tanks full of fish from salmon to carp....it's definitely popular in Europe , I've not eaten it , but why not. I'd rather a whiter fish myself. Pike supposed to be good when they're bigger , west Indians used to smoke them in the foundry back in the seventies. I'd take mackerel all day... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, Borr said: Tesco in Prague had tanks full of fish from salmon to carp....it's definitely popular in Europe , I've not eaten it , but why not. I'd rather a whiter fish myself. Pike supposed to be good when they're bigger , west Indians used to smoke them in the foundry back in the seventies. I'd take mackerel all day... We'd keep the odd pike around five or six pound. They made for good eating. Bones and removing scales was a bit of a pain. Meant to be a method to removing bones, but never mastered it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,302 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 07/10/2023 at 13:42, EDDIE B said: Was chatting a Polish girl one time. She told me how they cook coarse fish. They boil it up, and then strip the meat off the bone. They then use it like we use minced meat. Add sauces, herbs, spices etc. Often wondered how they could eat stuff like tench, carp etc. On 07/10/2023 at 23:15, EDDIE B said: Wasn't it Hugh Fernley Whittingstall that had the carp in the bath? My mates grandparents used to catch the carp for crimbo and leave in the bath for a couple of days to purge the flavour a bit. Apparently that was the norm before the supermarkets there started selling it on a commercial level similar to beef or chicken. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,807 Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Just saw carp heads and frog legs in the supermarket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,914 Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 Perch is good eating 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,914 Posted October 9, 2023 Report Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 08/10/2023 at 16:56, EDDIE B said: We'd keep the odd pike around five or six pound. They made for good eating. Bones and removing scales was a bit of a pain. Meant to be a method to removing bones, but never mastered it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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