Is This Fish Edible? Carp Catch and Cook 

I just found this video. I’ve eaten carp all my life. My dad’s parents are from Czech. He taught me how they cooked it back in the old country. My favorite way is get about a 5-10 pounder. Fillet n cut out mud vein. Leave in big chunks. Roast w whole tomatoes cabbage garlic onion n some basic other Italian seasoning. Cook on low for several hours. Bones become like canned salmon soft n easily eaten. Meat tastes like mild beef. Great w mashed potatoes or homemade black bread.

I’ve grown up eating carp, it doesn’t taste bad at all, I honestly think it tastes better then trout. The only problem with carp is the amount of bones in it. Carp is an awesome fish for like soups and if you are able to fillet the fish then it’s super flaky and delicous

It 100% matters where you got the carp from. If they feed by filtering through silt and mud, they aren't going to taste very good. Carp that mostly feed easily in gravely, rocky areas taste much better.

Carp is eaten quite a bit in Europe during the holidays. Very traditional meal for many. Over in Wisconsin they make lots of smoked or dried Carp and even jerky. Great vid!

My grandma tells me, that cooking carp is simple if you want it to taste good. They threw the meat in a pressure cooker, which separates the bones, and she compares it to the taste of salmon. So this is not a trashy fish in anyway by far.

Carp is one of those fish that taste like their habitat imo. If you fishing in a muddy lake, it's gonna taste like mud. If it's caught in a clean lake or stream it's gonna be a lovely fish.

Ate carp a ton when in Vietnam. Dish fish hold up well to a longer cook time. Especially coated and doubled fried like chicken. Some of the best dishes I have has was a guy who would just cook tons of this every money with the first fry. Come back with the 2nd fry when it was ordered. Then would use a wok to cover in the sauces he had. The best was a singapore crab chili sauce, a coconut curry, and one that tasted just like general tsos

If coming from a muddy river or lake, I like to let the carp sit in fresh clear in a bucket. Odds are anyways where I fish, it's going to still be alive and I can put it in my big trough at home and let it swim in the clear water. Clear water carp is amazing

Never been a fan of eating carp but catching em is sooooo much fun! They put up such a good fight on lighter line. Biggest carp I've caught was 25 pounds on 12 pound mono line. That big momma took me 1 hour and 30 min to bring in.

"I've had catfish that taste worse than that." That's a sin to say in my family buddy. 🤣

Carp were farmed for food by monks during the middle ages, and in some countries in Eastern Europe they eat carp for Christmas dinner. Top tip - You can make any unpaletable fish taste better if you smoke it.

My girlfriend gave birth today and seeing brenden Miller post made my day even better

In Hungary, that carp (especially the variant with very few scales) is THE fish, for traditional fish meals, most importantly fish soup. It's the only fish most supermarkets offer live from a tank (now they must kill it before selling) and most people cook soup from it during the holdiay season.

Blackened or Cajun seasoned with malted vinegar is the way I like my carp.

Really enjoyed this episode. It was a little different, with the cooking aspect as well as involving your awesome siblings. It would be nice to see more like this.

Uhh, we ate carp all the time when I was a kid. The old timers put them into horse trough s with circulating fresh water for like two weeks and fed feed corn. After two weeks it was time for a community fish fry. It was good but boney.

I’ve actually never caught a carp, and Isaiah has grown up.

Your little sister, she made me smile how she liked the carp. Hehehe, God bless her!

You should definitely make more catch and cooks, they are really interesting!

I was once told that the secret to making carp is to do this: Go into the mountains and find a good spring that runs cold and clear. Build a small pool big enough to hold a couple of fish. Then go down to the muddy river and catch some carp. Quickly transport them alive to the pool you built in the spring. Leave them there a couple of days and the cold clean water will flush the bad taste out of the carp. Firms up the flesh and takes the muddy flavor away. I do have to say I have never tried it, but it makes perfectly good sense to me.

Enjoyed your video. Very good description of the taste of carp from various members of your family. What a lovely close family of brother and sisters.

before you eat carp, make sure you check your state's fish consumption advisory website first. Carp have a tendency to hold onto certain nasty pollutants like PCB's more than other species of fish. PCB's are stored in the fattier areas, so you're at least limiting your exposure by trimming the reddish fatty parts off. Also super important to kill/bleed them quick as you pointed out since they can stay alive for hours out of water, which is a crap way to die AND makes the meat taste horrible. ALSO, the best way I've found to eat carp so far is pretty involved, but it's honestly one of the best preparations of fish I've tried. Can the fish in a pressure canner, then when you're ready to cook, open the can and dump into a bowl with egg and seasoning, mix it up and press into a patty. Fry it in a pan with butter and enjoy as a burger. The pressure canning process leaches the collagen from the bones, basically disintegrating them and making them edible. Seriously, it's the best. I've done it with common and grass carp, both were delicious.

I spent a lot of time in Europe in my 30 year Army career. Carp is very common in European Rivers. The Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews, just to name the ones I ate carp with, have national dishes made with carp, catfish, and sturgeon. Hungarian fish soup is my favorite. My Mother was from Poland and would bring every carp I caught home. She would grind the meat, mix it with bread crumbs, and seasoning and fry it. WOW, is that good.

I’ve wanted for you to do more catch n cooks. Pls continue them. Great video

Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple carp, lemon carp, coconut carp, pepper carp, carp soup, carp stew, carp salad, carp and potatoes, carp burger, carp sandwich. That- that's about it.

Really enjoyed the video... Looking forward to the next one.

I never at carp growing up, we were taught that it was undesirable. But my grandfather would always keep them if we caught them... he would take them to an old black man that lived across town because they were his favorite.

Super video I love that you brought in taste experts I subscribed thank you

Interesting and informative. I've eaten carp done as whole crispy fish Chinese style, and had it smoked (sable fish) from a deli. In the middle ages, Carp was a common species in farmed fish ponds.

I love your show I have family in Nebraska that catch carp and eat them all the time they love them it’s probably lots of was to cook. Great show !!!!

Love this vid man! Most underrated fishing channel on RU-vid

As someone who regularly eats carp from a stock tank the flavor you're tasting that's different is best compared to liver. The inner part of the filet that is reddish has much more of that flavor which is great if you're expecting a fatty liver flavor and could be better enjoyed as a paté, but it's definitely off-putting if you don't know what it is. The water absolutely effects the flavor of the meat and I've found that carp harvested from moving water tends to have a more familiar flavor. Because it's a very fatty fish, I've found it tastes better when that fat is diluted with other oils, e.g. fried in coconut, peanut, olive, and even rendered beef or pork fat. It also works very well as a substitute for pork in dumplings and egg rolls. However you make it, it's important to understand that carp is higher in mercury than a lot of fish and shouldn't be eaten as often. Compare it to tuna with regard to mercury.

When I was stationed in Iraq serving with the Iraqi army, we ate butterfly carp grilled over a wood fire with pickled vegetables every week. Was delicious.

While deployed in Iraq, the Iraqis would prepare Masgoof on special occasions. It’s split and skewered carp roasted over/near a fire served over a bed of pilaf and it is quite good actually.

Carp are so delicious out of every freshwater fish I have eaten carp was the best even better than trout in my opinion 👍👍👍

Excited for that crystal clear water carp vid!

Thank you for doing this, I’ve always wondered exactly what it tasted like. And now I know. You described it very well and honestly I would like to eat some now. I like salmon and trout, which is a strong flavored fish. Not fishy, but bold I guess. Considering how oily carp meat is, I bet it’s highly nutritious compared to bass and such.

Years ago I fried up a mess of lake Erie perch filets and I put a couple young lake Erie Carp filets in amongst them. When we tried to identify the Carp by taste, it was impossible. The key word here is YOUNG. The larger the Carp, the stronger the flavor. I would also suggest getting them from a body of relatively clean water...!!! 😊

Shout out to your awesome siblings! I want to try some recipes thanks to their taste and patience.

Good analysis of the taste. In Southeast Asia, carp is a highly prized fish, especially the river variety. The reason for this, as you correctly state, is that you can taste the water the carp has come from in their flesh. Although they are omnivorous column feeders, they are normally caught by legering. Their mouths have a downward slant that make them ideal for sucking feed off the bottom. Hence, the flavour of the lake bed.

Very much enjoyed catch and cook love to see some more

“A Devine culinary experience”... 😂👌🏻

I searched the carp thing, stumbled on your video and enjoyed the segment with your family. You all seem like very nice folks. Carp is the everyday protein for those that can afford it. Season it with garlic, chili, oil, soy sauce, and vinegar and it’s okay. Serve over rice and a plate of veggies. Nothing really gourmet about it. Respects from Los Angeles.

bro i've been watching your channel for a while, nice to see another recommendation

Carp is a very good fish to eat. Its according to where the fish comes from. Rivers and streams are the better choice for eating. When you go to bleed the carp pop the gills while the fish is alive to bleed it out for best results. After you fillet the fish put the fillets in a bowl and add a small amount of salt water and vinegar. Let soak for several hours. Blackened is very good, but also beer batter is great too. Love from the ole hillbilly Kenny, peace!

Honestly, I've never even caught a carp before! I guess that tells you how much I fish. But the joke about the carp at the beginning I had heard about eating a possum. Great Video!

Another cool video never disappointed have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts

Wild caught fish can vary in taste widely depending on it's conidiations of course. Cooking techniques can change that.

Amazing how much work he put into this whole carp eating experience!!!!!

Go Lydia, she's so cute. Good on your other siblings having a try! Very interesting video mate. Carp are a massive environmental problem in our waterways here in Australia Thanks for sharing

Thank you for your honesty

Ngl the cut scene of u with the rock almost made me pass out laughing😂

Chef Miller in the house lol

Finally a video of someone that knows how to properly fillet a carp

Congrats on your first catch and cook

I'm from South Africa. For as long as I can remember we, as a family, went carp fishing. My dad NEVER threw them back, unless they were monster sized. He would take them home, clean them, then do one of a few things to it. He would make curried pickled fish (recipes abound everywhere for those looking to replicate - its awesome), mince it with carrot, onion, garlic and parsley and turn it into fish cakes, or he would simply cut it into fillets and batter it, fry it. My favorite by far was the curried pickled fish and the fish cakes with masked potatoes. Since then I went fishing a few times with friends with them refusing point blank to take any carp home and eat it. At this point hating on carp has become a meme. And its irritating to deal with as anyone who hears me talk about how good it can be looks at you like you escaped from an insane asylum. I once took a couple of carp, made it into a fish curry, and served it with basmati rice to friends...and to this day they complement me on that fish curry they believe to be Asian-inspired...and unless they read this comment they will never know they ate carp.

Great review man awesome job

I have had carp before and you are correct, it has a weird water taste. I never tried carp again, after that one time.

Long time since the last time I saw a video glad it came up

Dude this is such a coincidence I just caught my first carp in a while

In Asia wild carp lives in the strong river current, so they have big different meat texture compared with the one lives in the pond or lake. Mahseer family are the most economical valued carp, and they have amazing taste, probably one of the best from freshwater.

I've eaten carp in Serbia and what they do is smoke it and then cook it in the oven with a sauce very similar in taste to what you have with pulled pork. I found it to be delicous and would highly recommend trying it!

Glad you did this.

My favourite way of eating carp back home, was catching it from the Danube, gut it and wash it thouroughly, but i was taking the scales off. I was leaving it whole and just cooking it on the barbeque scales on, Once its cooked you can easily peel the whole layer of scales at once and the fish is almost baked i would say, Very very tasty. You are right when you';re saying you can taste the water though. Carp will taste bad if its caught in small rivers, ponds and lake (especially stationary water), but the bigger and cleaner the river the better it will taste

Good stuff,looking forward to Creek carp,to see if there is a difference,

cold water season is better than warm water seasons for their flavor -- we also hang / nail them to a tree by the mouth/lip and cut off tail to bleed them, and after skinning/filleting them, we cut the dark meat strip out and toss. What's left it terrific. Smoke carp and pressure canned are other great ways of preserving this. Yes, my german and bohemian friends have recipes for baked carp with cream and dill sauce, with potato dumplings on the side, and kolach for dessert. R

Nice vid keep up the great work

i ate a lot of carp when i was young. i liked it. i was wondering if maybe keeping the carp and bowfin live in a tank of fresh water for a few days before cooking would help with the flavor?

Carp is very popular in Poland, especially for Christmas and I've heard that if prepped and cooked properly it is very tasty!!!!

I caught and cooked a carp today, maybe 3lbs. Put up a hell of a fight on my 2wt. The rib meat is completely boneless and has no red meat. I cut it out, set it aside, then cut the bloodvein and bones out of the rest of it. No milk bath, nothing fancy, just salt, pepper, and garlic. It was amazing. It's infuriating when people label something a trashfish without ever trying it.

Great test!

Guilford!! I've pulled some monsters outta that swamp! Carp ribs!? Hellll yah, dude.

Here in Australia, it's actually illegal to release carp, you have to kill them since they're an introduced pest here that are incredibly damaging to the local ecosystem, and because the eggs can survive inside the corpse for ages you can't just stab its head and and chuck it back in, so may as well try to eat it.

Cool to see your siblings in the video!

Carp is held in high esteem in eastern Europe. As a Hungarian, I've been eating halászlé, aka Hungarian fish soup, especially as a Christmas dish, of which carp along with catfish is the main component. Look it up guys! Only a fraction of people live by the sea, eating local fish is the best you can do to practice sustainability.

Drum and carp are two fish people wouldn't normally eat and cook, but they're both very good. You can eat everything except the guts on carp, it's a bit gamey though but delicious. Drum aren't as gamey, it's like perch. Catfish is a lot like carp with how they feed and people still eat them, they're a delicacy.

Americans are one of the only, if not THE only, culture who doesn’t eat carp regularly. The channel “catfish and carp” did a catch and cook with carp where they made a curry using it that looked really tasty. Also, it’s a good practice to bleed out all wild game, fish or anything else, as it dramatically affects the taste.

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You have a lovely family bud. Great video

I'm glad I'm not the only one who just tosses it into a shopping bag and throws it in the trunk 😂😂😂

Back in my teens, my uncles and their friends used to smoke carp and it was pretty good. The smoke will dissolve most of those little y bones that carp have. There's a lot of them.

I've done a lot of aid work in Iraq, and carp is considered the "national food" of Iraq (called "masgouf"). It's absolutely incredible...I think it comes down to how it's cooked. There, they gut it, then cut the fish in half lengthwise and cook it around an open fire (scale side away from fire, propped up with sticks). I wasn't convinced before trying it, but it probably my favorite type of fish to eat.

Isaiah is really looking like Rob since he’s growing up.

great vid dude.

Carp tastes really good. Here in Australia they are a pest and tbh no one wants eat one because of their bad rep. I know people who have vomited when eating carp hahaha! All you have to do is get one from a clean waterway, bonk it on the head and bleed it and boom you've got some great tasting meat. Btw I noticed you left some of the red part of the meat on. If you take that off you won't taste the dirt like flavour.

3:45 the cat😭😭😂😂

Did you ever get around to making the part 2 for the carp series?

People that say carp is bad haven’t tried extra sour (doesn’t have to be extra sour it’s just what I like) Iraqi fish masgoof, it’s absolutely incredible to say the least

This is gonna be good

I live in Minnesota, and we have a bunch of Hmong people living here, and they love carp. Sometimes I see other people fishing, and when they catch a carp, they'll offer it to them and usually if it's a biggin they'll buy it for a little cash. I live by the Mississippi, and I don't think I'd ever eat a bottom feeder off the Mississippi.

before I watch the movie, carp is actually really good. common carp were brought to the U.S. because the brits wanted them here as a food source.

At least this guy is fishing in a muddy is lake unlike some of the carp reviews I’ve seen

Carp in Hungary 🇭🇺 is the number one fish delicacy. We make it into a fish soup with homemade noodles. Very sweet meat with flavour. (KEEP THE SKIN ON ! ITS THE BEST PART)

In Germany and other parts of Europe it's eaten for Christmas. They'll keep it a few days in a bathtub or plastic tub to purge before bleeding and cleaning it.

I haven't tasted carp myself, but many similiar fish from the Cyprinidae family are eaten smoked here in Finland.

I have cooked carp like trout butter lemon lemon pepper aluminum foil on grill also did a cajun style one very good .....bones is the tough part personally.

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Holy sh*t the radical transition for the clubbing. Funniest thing I've ever seen

Out of all of you, your little sister is a savage she devoured that carp.

Clearing pallet priceless!!100 onboard with catch and cook different freshwater anything...crawdads to mussels lol🤔