Carp
Carp is an artificially hatched fish. This merit belongs to the Chinese. At first, fish was popular mainly in Asia, but over time it also found its way to Europe, where carp was cooked in many Catholic monasteries and noble palaces. In the Czech Republic, by the way, carp is a traditional dish at Christmas.
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Description
Carp is a somewhat domesticated species of carp, belongs to the carp family. This fish is called so for a reason. "Carp" in translation from Greek means "harvest". The fish got its name for its incredible fertility and rapid growth: a large female is capable of spawning almost 1.5 million eggs.
The homeland of fish is China. According to sources, you can find out that it was used as food as early as 1000 BC, it was considered the favorite dish of many Chinese emperors.
A little later, carp became popular in other countries of Asia, and then it got to Europe. In Europe, fish was perceived in two ways - both as food and as decorative. In England and the Czech Republic, artificial ponds were created for growing fish, and on the table of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric, carp was a constant attribute. In the United States, the first mention of carp occurs in 1877, during a time of severe economic depression, when the country experienced a strong decline in industry and production, which, of course, had to be compensated for by imports from abroad of inexpensive products.
Carp prefers to live in stagnant, calm or quiet flowing waters with a hard clay bottom. It can often be found in reservoirs, lakes and rivers. It is also widespread in some reservoirs of Central Asia and Siberia. In Ukraine, he lives in almost all rivers, only in very small numbers.
Outwardly, a young carp looks like a crucian carp, only with a longer and thicker body. His lips are active and massive, and a wide fin stretches along the entire back. Colored carp have a very beautiful color. The dark golden scales near the fin become bluish and light golden at the bottom. The tail of the fish is deep red, and the fins are dark purple.
Currently, there are several types of carp. For example, the genetically bred “mirror carp” breed is known for having virtually no scales. And in frame carp, scales can be seen only on the back and belly. The Japanese once bred an interesting breed of "koi", whose representatives are distinguished by an interesting color, shimmering with white, orange-golden and black colors.
There are many recipes for cooking carp. The most common way to prepare it is to bake it in foil, pre-stuffing it with vegetables or mushrooms, greasing it with sour cream. A simpler recipe for making carp is to fry it in a large amount of vegetable oil in a cast iron pan. In general, the meat of this fish is tasty, has a delicate and slightly sweet aftertaste. You can also boil carp, and not only in water, but for example, in beer with spices. Carp soups are very tasty.
Composition and calorie content of carp
100 g of carp meat contains 76.31 g of water, 5.6 g of fat, 17.83 g of protein. There is a large amount of vitamins in this fish: vitamin A, vitamins of group B, PP, K, E, C; macronutrients: magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium; trace elements: selenium, zinc, manganese, iron, copper.
The calorie content of carp is quite low, which makes its meat useful for people seeking to reduce body weight. Per 100 g, the calorie content of carp is approximately 127 kcal.
Useful properties of carp
Due to the rich content of vitamins (A, group B, PP, C, E), macro- and microelements, antioxidants, carp is useful for people with problems with the brain or spinal cord. Regular consumption of it in food has a beneficial effect on the health of the skin and mucous membranes, normalizes the nervous and digestive systems, and normalizes blood sugar levels. Carp meat is also useful for diseases of the thyroid gland.
Contraindications
In general, carp does not have any contraindications. The only thing worth paying attention to is that this fish is rather unpretentious in food. She feeds on mollusks, insect larvae, worms, which often leads to the fact that, along with useful substances, harmful substances accumulate in the fish, which can lead to a deterioration in human well-being.
It is also necessary to take into account the fact that growth accelerators, antibiotics and various dyes are often added to the feed of fish grown in artificial conditions.
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