# Why is the carp considered a trash fish here, but it's a delicacy in Europe?

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**Created:** [December 8, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-carp-considered-a-trash-fish-here-but-its-a-delicacy-in-europe/278700 "2004-12-08T05:15:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-carp-considered-a-trash-fish-here-but-its-a-delicacy-in-europe/278700/21 "2004-12-08T21:06:20Z")

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When I was a kid, my family visited the Pymatuning Reservoir, which straddles Ohio and Pennsylvania. All I remember is that we bought loaves of moldy bread and threw the slices into the water. There were a bazillion carp that were fighting for the bread right on the surface. It looked like you could walk on the lake without getting your feet wet.

Even now, when I encounter the word “carp,” I think of that disgusting sight.

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