These Invasive Carp Are Getting a New Name So Americans Will Eat Them

Food and Wine 2021-02-10

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Asian carp are a tasty and healthy fish, but you're not going to find them on many restaurant menus. .The state of Illinois is trying to change that, and one of its first steps is to do something about the fish's name.Experts say that the word 'carp' is off-putting, because people tend to think of that fish as being 'dirty.' .Giving a fish species a PR-friendly makeover isn't exactly unheard of. In 1970, we rebranded the deep-sea Slimehead as the more palatable Orange roughy.Regardless of what we end up calling Asian carp, it's still going to taste the same, so maybe we will learn to like it

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