It depends on what species.
I’ve had bighead and silver carp. They are filter feeders (ie., plankton), and they are quite tasty, esp. if out of decent water. The small bones are problematic though. I keep thinking that if I ever see someone tossing one on the bank, I’ll try pressure cooking the small bones out.
—”I’ve had bighead and silver carp. “
A friend was a musky man that lived fishing.
Would talk of a carp recipe that ground the fish and added vegetables?
He liked it!
Since he has passed and the internet came around I suspect it was gefilte fish.
The musky man world view was, nine-inch suckers were perfect bait and nothing more.
Other fish did not exist in his worldview.
I’m not a fisherman, but I learned about them from him.