The common carp is a freshwater fish native to the slow-moving rivers and eutrophic lakes of Europe and Asia, and the namesake of the entire Cyprinidae family. It has been introduced to freshwater systems on every continent except Antarctica, where in many places its bottom-feeding habits have made it a significant invasive species, listed among the world's 100 worst invaders. Carp is nonetheless a major food fish: China alone farms more carp by weight than the rest of the world farms trout and salmon combined, and whole fried carp or carp fish soup is a traditional Christmas Eve dish across Central Europe, including Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria.
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While carp are prized quarries and are valued (even commercially cultivated) as both food and ornamental fish in many parts of the Old World, they are considered trash fish and invasive pests in many parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.
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Christmas carp (German: Weihnachtskarpfen) is a traditional dish for Christmas Eve in Central Europe.
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Arsik is an Indonesian spicy fish dish of the Batak Toba and Mandailing people of North Sumatra, usually using the common carp (known in Indonesia as ikan mas or gold fish).
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made from a poached mixture of ground deboned fish, such as carp, whitefish, or pike
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The type of fish commonly used in ancient times included carp (鯉) and mandarin fish (鱖), while in modern times salmon (鮭) is commonly used.
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