From 'carp' to 'copi': unpopular fish getting a makeover
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish...
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish...
“Copi” is a play on the word “copious” — as in “there are copious amounts of Asian carp in the Illinois River that are not supposed to be there. Help us. Please eat them.”
Illinois and partner organizations kicked off a market-tested campaign to rechristen as “copi” four species previously known collectively as Asian carp, hoping the new label will make them more attractive to U.S. consumers.
The four species previously known collectively as Asian carp are high in omega-3 fatty acids and low in mercury and other contaminants.
You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River? Here's the catch: They're the same thing.