02/24/2026
Our next invasive culinary spotlight is the invasive Asian carp!
Not known to be present in Washington yet, the cousin to the already established common carp is reason to get your knives ready!
Learn more about this priority species here:
https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/priorityspecies/asian-carp/
If you find one of these Asian carp in your local fishing hole, reach out to us or Washington Invasive Species Council ASAP!
In the meantime, you can test out this savory recipe for carp dumplings from our friends at the National Park Service!
Carp Dumplings
1 pound carp fillet
2 onion
1/4 cup butter
4 slices white bread
1 teaspoon dried parsley
salt
white pepper
3 eggs
In a 2-quart pot, make a bouillon: in 1/4 cup butter, brown 1 onion, 2 stalks celery, and 1 carrot, all chopped. Add 2 pints hot water, 2 tablespoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper. Boil 30-40 minutes.
Prepare the fish mixture by putting 1 pound carp fillet, 1 onion, and 2 small pieces of celery through a grinder. Mix together with 4 slices white bread, trimmed and rubbed to fine crumbs, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon white pepper. Add 3 well-beaten eggs, and mix.
Drop by spoonfuls into the boiling bouillon, and cook until done (about 5 minutes). Serve with chile sauce.
Scientific names: Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, Mylopharyngodon piceus, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix What Are They? asive Asian carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis [bighead carp], Mylopharyngodon piceus [black carp], Ctenopharyngodon idella [grass carp], Hypophthalmichthys molitri...
