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Kentucky Tuna - Or how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse

by Steve P » Mon May 03, 2010 11:38 am

So this is how some of those "designer" seafood plating's are conceived...Hey, it worked for Tilapia why not a non-native, invasive and problematic specie.

From the CJ:

A Kentucky State University researcher agrees there’s potential to put Asian carp on people’s plates, and insists the fish taste good.

They need a more attractive name, and some savvy marketing, said Sid Dasgupta, an associate professor and principal investigator in economics and marketing at the KSU Aquaculture Research Center. He and his colleagues have dubbed the Asian Carp “Kentucky Tuna,” a moniker that caught on at least enough to make a mention in The New York Times this month.

The entire article can be read at:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/ ... +huge+carp
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Re: Kentucky Tuna - Or how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse

by Mark Head » Mon May 03, 2010 11:50 am

Kentucky Tuna? Only way to market it - fried with "original recipe" or "extra crispy". Could expand the culinary horizens of our state.
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Re: Kentucky Tuna - Or how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse

by GaryF » Mon May 03, 2010 2:29 pm

Mark Head wrote:Kentucky Tuna? Only way to market it - fried with "original recipe" or "extra crispy". Could expand the culinary horizens of our state.


My first impression of KY food was that it must be fried, covered in cheese and have a mayo sauce.
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Re: Kentucky Tuna - Or how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse

by Steve P » Mon May 03, 2010 2:31 pm

Mark Head wrote:Kentucky Tuna? Only way to market it - fried with "original recipe" or "extra crispy". Could expand the culinary horizens of our state.


For what it's worth I don't think people are going to buy off on this "Kentucky Tuna" concept. While the geographically challenged among us may buy off on some of these wild claims of seafood origin, every three tooth hillbilly in the world knows the nearest place to catch Tuna is Tennessee.
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Re: Kentucky Tuna - Or how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse

by Blake N » Mon May 03, 2010 8:32 pm

Invasive rays from the northeast are also being used as food:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/11/pm-stingrays/

I would eat either an invasive ray or an Asian carp if it was prepared by one of my favorite KY chefs, especially one of those that specialize in local food. How about it, Ouita Michel? Michael Paley? Jayson Lewellyn?

How about an all-invasives theme menu? No kidding, I think this would be an awesome idea. Someone has probably done this already, I imagine.

Here's some other things for the menu:
Japanese knotweed, garlic mustard, honey (honey bees are invasive), dandelion, kudzu (kudzu jelly), pork (feral pigs are invasive). Anything else?

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