A Windy City restaurant is putting the Midwest\u2019s most hated fish-on a dish!\u00a0 Diners at the Lockwood Restaurant inside downtown Chicago’s famed\u00a0Palmer House Hilton Hotel now have the opportunity to try an \u201cAsian Carp Ceviche\u201d, or a cleverly named \u201cCarp-accio.\u201d\u00a0 A few months ago, the Asian Carp was a topic of heated discussion throughout the region, amid fears that the invasive species would enter the Great Lakes, and subsequently destroy it\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n
Chef Phillip Foss says the Asian Carp doesn\u2019t deserve the bad reputation it has gained in the United States, and he hopes to raise awareness about the species by putting it on his menu.\u00a0 Foss says he has already changed many opinions of this misunderstood fish, and he doesn\u2019t do it by talking- he does it by treating his customers\u2019 taste buds.\u00a0 His experiment has also been a treat when the check comes-he has been offering the Asian Carp dishes free of charge to start out, since otherwise nobody chooses to eat it when they have more familiar fish selections, like halibut, as alternatives.<\/p>\n
While the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive so far, Foss is considering a name change, from \u201cAsian Carp,\u201d to \u201cShanghai Bass,\u201d to appeal to a broader audience.<\/p>\n
I was in the kitchen with Lockwood Restaurant\u2019s Chef Phillip Foss and Chef James Tolan, check out the video below.<\/p>\n