Invasive pest carp a popular part of traditional Czech-Australian Christmas

The carp caught by Glen Hill can end up in some very fancy dishes, including the 2024 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Award gold medal-winning smoked carp pate. But this week the professional fisher who works the Coorong and Murray River received an unusual and specific order, for a Czech-Australian Christmas celebration. "They wanted the carp because they wanted the scales to put in their wallet for good luck," he said. In Australia, carp is an introduced pest that's not widely seen as edible. "People have told me eating carp is disgusting," said Veronika Seda, who moved to Australia from the...