Why put them in a landfill when you can use them for good? Minced Asian carp tacos? How about spaghetti with carp sauce? Illinois officials hope serving the invasive species on a plate is the creative solution to two big problems: controlling the plankton-gobbling carp from entering the Great Lakes and record numbers of people facing hunger. But the idea has major obstacles, mainly overcoming people's nose-crinkling response to eating a fish that grows to 100 pounds and is able to sail out of the water - a trait spotlighted in YouTube videos. We are in unchartered water here,' said Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chris McCloud. Why remove them and put them into a landfill when you can take them and use them for good?
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