November 12, 2003
Carp herpes
The Japanese have always had a special fondness for carp (koi). You will see them in many ornamental gardens and small ponds in temples and shrines. So when a deadly disease starts sweeping through carp fish farms it makes the news. Koi herpes virus (KHV) was first detected in Israel in 1997, and has been found in other Asian nations, but this is the first time it has entered Japan. As yet no one knows how.
Posted by Joe at November 12, 2003 09:03 PMI ate Koi last month... I hope it was not from Kasumigaura (**).
Posted by: Kaoru at November 18, 2003 09:59 AMI'm not sure I've ever eaten koi. What is it like? (The virus doesn't harm humans from what I've read.)
Posted by: Joe at November 18, 2003 02:56 PMBasically, fish from freshwater is really fishy...but when I eat out at "Unagi(Eal)" restaurant, I often order special carp miso soup called "Koikoku". It is very thick white-miso soup, but not fishy.
Posted by: Kaoru at November 19, 2003 05:39 PMSounds delicious. Which unagi restaurant? I love eel!
Posted by: Joe at November 20, 2003 10:58 AM