There seem to be a lot fo carp-bashers on this forum. Wild carp can indeed have a muddy taste when living in muddy, silty ponds and lakes, but those that are farrmed as in Europe and the Orient are much superior. However, there is also the factor of mind over matter.
In the US carp are regarded as a coarse fish and none too palatable by Caucasians (only Afro Americans eat them). But smoked they are out of this world. I recall one occasion on LAke St Clair near Detroit years ago there was one guy who swore he wouldn't be caught dead eating carp. Well, a fisherman served him a portion of smoked carp saying it was whitefish, and he said it was the best he had ever eaten. I would tend to agree. Except for one major drawback: the tiny Y-bones and I-bones. Dunno if smoked carp are available in Poland.
In the US carp are regarded as a coarse fish and none too palatable by Caucasians (only Afro Americans eat them). But smoked they are out of this world. I recall one occasion on LAke St Clair near Detroit years ago there was one guy who swore he wouldn't be caught dead eating carp. Well, a fisherman served him a portion of smoked carp saying it was whitefish, and he said it was the best he had ever eaten. I would tend to agree. Except for one major drawback: the tiny Y-bones and I-bones. Dunno if smoked carp are available in Poland.