Anyone try carp? I went to an Asian market and saw some carp steaks staring at me so I bought two. I cooked one in the microwave and the other just like I would a catfish. Well carp taste very good and yes there are bones. The fish were just like any white fish you may have had. I catfish most often but I see loads of carp coming to my chum so it is time to catch a few. It was a pleasant surprise after many years of hearing folks talk disgustingly about the carp. If hard times hit I imagine more people will discover the truth.

I have not eaten any myself, but i know a few people who have, and they said it was very tasty. I have had buffalo and they are amazing, and their bones can be amazingly painful lol. Carp are high in the good kind of oil that we need. Also they are a staple of Jewish and some middle eastern dietary cultures.

My brother-in-law is Polish, and carp is a big deal at Christmas. He said he bought one from a Polish grocer and it was NOT good. If you catch them locally wild, you are likely to not have a great experience unless you feed them out for a few days.

That being said, I don't speak from personal experience.

I've never tried it and don't intend to (granted, I don't like the taste of any fish). If you are interested in catching and cooking some definitely only keep the smaller ones as they'll taste a lot better, won't be nearly as tough, and won't be potentially poisonous like the big ones from accumulating toxins. I've heard that some people keep them alive in a tub for a week or so to make them taste better.

I've eaten carp from grapevine lake. The flavor was good. The bones were a turnoff for me.

Curious about the recipe for microwaving Carp/fish?

I've had Bar-B-Qued Carp & buffalo on the grill it's good. It's best to use the ribs but you need about 10 carp for a good cook out. It's also good cooked in the pressure cooker that way the bones are tender.

Ok I put rub some fish on my carp steak and microwaved it for five minutes. This rub is sold at Academy and I use it to do catfish in the microwave also. Microwave is very nice for a quick fish meal. Now with my catfish I have coated them in mayo and sprinkled them with old bay and they are great. I consume a large number of fish as I am retired and fishing is what I do.

I have never tried Carp but have heard that is good if prepared right!

In other countries, they raise them for food like we do pigs and chickens.

They have a 2nd set of small bones that are hard to deal with when trying to fillet one, and the waste is about 75% after trimming off anything that isn't white.
I save up enough of them, skinned and filleted with the small bones left in to be worthwhile running a pressure cooker..

Pressure cook them for 90 minutes. Then use recipes like you would for canned salmon. And carp tastes a lot like canned salmon.
The small bones turn soft like you have in canned sardines.

I like them, and you can refreeze whatever is left for another time.
I am careful about only eating ones less than about 10-12 pounds, and out of relatively clean water.

Their bad reputation is largely a myth.
Look at, and think about the difference in bait for them, and a catfish- that people don't have a problem with.
Which one is the picky eater, and which one comes running to the most foul smelling rotten mess you can find?

I have never ate a Carp before but several friends of mine have and they love em!

I've eat one about 5# I caught out of Cedar Creek Lake and it was a very white meat after cooking. I pressured cooked it for 45 minutes with a tablespoon of OldBay and it was really good eating. I'd go an hour if I cooked another one to soften the bones up to an edible state.
I think most people who bad mouth carp are just spouting off what they have been told by others. The others didn't know what they was talking about either.

Do not eat carp. They are horrible. Just give them to me and I will get rid of them for you.

I like them simply chunked and cooked in a fish stew like bouillabaisse, or cut cross sectionally and grilled. Bones are no problem since I eat around them instead of fillet. Keep your catfish, I'll take the carp.

im not a big fish eater ,but i think carp has a better taste than catfish(cleaner taste than cats to me ) and crappie ( no flavor imo ) only because it meat is moist and has some flavor unlike like crappie when all you taste is the corn meal .... give me a jumbo jack with bacon , no cheese over some fish and im happy tho lol