[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Eating Invasive Fish (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/29/2012 8:16:54 AM EDT
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From the "killing two birds with one stone" file, has anyone here ever eaten an invasive pest?
I don't suppose snakeheads would taste any good but really it seems like eating them would solve a lot of problems. |
| Not a fish, but yes, I have eaten invasives. Ringneck pheasants are one of those that nobody wants to admit are an invasive introduced species. Brought in and released by Asian immigrants who wanted a familiar food source, and in many places they've driven out native birds like prairie chickens. I've heard snakeheads are delicious, and bighead carp as well if you're willing to deal with the bones. Some markets have started selling the carp labelled as silverfin or something similar. |
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Not a fish, but yes, I have eaten invasives. Ringneck pheasants are one of those that nobody wants to admit are an invasive introduced species. Brought in and released by Asian immigrants who wanted a familiar food source, and in many places they've driven out native birds like prairie chickens. I've heard snakeheads are delicious, and bighead carp as well if you're willing to deal with the bones. Some markets have started selling the carp labelled as silverfin or something similar. Our local wildlife dept guy was telling me that snakehead was supposed to be good eating. It's not here yet, but probably will be in less than 10 years. 
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Google Lionfish recipes. Snakehead is good to eat also. http://www.thehulltruth.com/dockside-chat/282288-fried-snakehead-fish.html http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/off-the-hook/videos/extreme-catches-snakehead-fish-fry.htm My first thought... http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/clinck/lionfishkill.jpg Yup. I go as often as I can to a Ocean front state park and net or spear these fuckers. Cut the barbs off, I have also torched them off once. Gut, BBQ, eat. 
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Go to your local asian market for carp recipes. Got this one that way: Nail carp to 2x4, scales and all Place in oven on "Self-Clean" for 4 hours. Remove and eat the board My grandpa had a similar recipe for carp: Nail carp to board gut carp, fill cavity with manure throw in fire until board is charred and fish is done remove and eat manure, let fish and board burn up in fire |
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Eurasian Dove here in Texas. You can hunt them year round, are twice the size of regular dove and are delicious bacon and jalapeno wrapped.  Eta: No it's not a fish for some reason my mind was on invasive species. That is not a fish? It has a beak like a fish. Are you playing some sort of game? |
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I don't suppose snakeheads would taste any good but really it seems like eating them would solve a lot of problems. My local wildlife office actually had recipes for snakehead. Didn't need them since I come from Vietnamese background and my parents and grandma have lots of good recipes! 
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. Check out Joe Tess Watch the Diner Drive-Ins and Dives video and see what Guy thinks. You could tell he didn't like it and I've heard the same from people around here. Then again, the place has been around since the 1930's... |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. There are much better fish in the lakes to eat but carp are not as bad as a lot of people make them out to be. I used to have a neighbor who made some good patties out of ground carp. |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. Check out Joe Tess Watch the Diner Drive-Ins and Dives video and see what Guy thinks. You could tell he didn't like it and I've heard the same from people around here. Then again, the place has been around since the 1930's... 
I lived in Omaha for 7 years, and let me tell you...they do a LOT of crap in that town because it's been there forever, and for me it became a red flag. Been there forever? Don't go. Joe Tess...I wouldn't go in that place based on looks alone. |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. I always though that they would make great hog food. Work up a grinder and a continuous feed cooker, and presto, pig food. |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. When I lived in South Dakota (1980's) I had a co-worker whose FIL had ponds on his farm in which they raised carp for sale in restaurants in Nebraska. They also made carp bologna from them. The local Piggly-Wiggly sold smoked carp. I tried it once and won't again. http://schaferfish.com/theSite/fish/ http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/honest-angler/2012/05/grab-mustard-its-time-asian-carp-hot-dogs In the mid-1980's I did a summer internship with the Michigan DNR. We spent one afternoon picking up fish from a state gill net trawler doing a biological study of Lake Michigan Lake Trout. We took the gutted lake trout around to all the state and local agencies handing out the gutted trout so they wouldn't go to waste. We also had garbage bags of Burbot (ling cod) which everyone mentioned were the best tasting fish but because they are slimy and ugly no one would touch them. We dumped hundreds of pounds of them in the woods. |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. We've eaten them out of free stone streams that pour directly into very healthy and clean lakes. They were good. However, their tolerance for low DO and nasty conditions in which they are able to thrive keep them in the category of fish you don't want to eat due to the surroundings of cities and industry utilizing the same waters, but if the source is clean, there's no problem. There is, however, better tasting fish out there. As for the invasive Asian carp, they are listed on some menus as "Silverfin" to keep it palatable to the buying public. |
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I'm pretty sure people eat tilapia 
if you buy good tilapia that isnt crap quality it really is good have had several people sitting at the dinner table tell me about how crappy it is and how they hate it, wont touch the stuff. so I tell them they just ate it and they never believe it. quality is everything... and yes I know Tilapia and quality shouldnt go in the same sentence 
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Go to your local asian market for carp recipes. Got this one that way: Nail carp to 2x4, scales and all Place in oven on "Self-Clean" for 4 hours. Remove and eat the board Ha ha. Carps are good if you don't use traditional American recipes that requires fillet. |
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Eurasian Dove here in Texas. You can hunt them year round, are twice the size of regular dove and are delicious bacon and jalapeno wrapped. Eta: No it's not a fish for some reason my mind was on invasive species. I love shooting those all year. I also like to eat mustangs,pheasant,chuckar,huns, Himalayan snow cock and house sparrows. |
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I'm pretty sure people eat tilapia
if you buy good tilapia that isnt crap quality it really is good have had several people sitting at the dinner table tell me about how crappy it is and how they hate it, wont touch the stuff. so I tell them they just ate it and they never believe it. quality is everything... and yes I know Tilapia and quality shouldnt go in the same sentence I saw a film on the Nature channel that showed football sized Tilapia hanging around the ass end of hippos and eating the effluence.
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From the "killing two birds with one stone" file, has anyone here ever eaten an invasive pest? I don't suppose snakeheads would taste any good but really it seems like eating them would solve a lot of problems. LOL, we catch and eat a fair bit of snakeheads- firm meat, reminds me a lot of walleye. Waterman are getting $4.50/lb for them and $0.50 for cats. Retail, I've seen as high as $17/lb, I guess for the novelty factor! 
Hell, here bluecats, channels, LMB are ALL non-native. I eat them all, and REALLY enjoy our invasive sika deer!
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I'm pretty sure people eat tilapia
if you buy good tilapia that isnt crap quality it really is good have had several people sitting at the dinner table tell me about how crappy it is and how they hate it, wont touch the stuff. so I tell them they just ate it and they never believe it. quality is everything... and yes I know Tilapia and quality shouldnt go in the same sentence I saw a film on the Nature channel that showed football sized Tilapia hanging around the ass end of hippos and eating the effluence. I've also heard that duck farmers who change livestock will put tilapia in their ponds to clean up the water enough for carp and catfish to survive in it. |
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Eurasian Dove here in Texas. You can hunt them year round, are twice the size of regular dove and are delicious bacon and jalapeno wrapped. Eta: No it's not a fish for some reason my mind was on invasive species. I love shooting those all year. I also like to eat mustangs,pheasant,chuckar,huns, Himalayan snow cock and house sparrows. You eat sparrows? Interesting. How the hell do you cook them without ending up with a piece of jerky the size of a thumbnail? I might try it. |
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On a serious note, any one here actually ever eat carp? Great lakes are jammed full of them as well as tributaries, would be interesting to know if they were good eating. Not exactly carp, but my grampa would always pick suckers. Didn't matter what fish you use when pickling...it all ends up tasting the same. Not bad, as long as you like pickled fish. |