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Dirk Fucik's Asian Carp burgers

You can help save the Great Lakes by sinking your teeth into this carp burger

Lifestyle & Belief

Chicago fishmonger Dirk Fucik has come up with a unique way to tackle America’s Asian carp problem. The invasive species, introduced to the US back in the 1970s, has taken over many rivers and lakes in the American Midwest. Fucik has a plan though. Catch them, clean them, grind them and eat them. That’s right — carp burgers.

Dirk Fucik's Asian Carp burgers

You can help save the Great Lakes by sinking your teeth into this carp burger

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