A lot of European people have purging ponds and after they catch the Carp they purge them for a few days to get rid of the muddy crap that the fish feeds on...this also gets rid of the muddy taste from the fish fles...skinning the fillets also helps to get rid of this taste.There are thousands of recipes for Carp on the net...just type in Carp recipes and go for it...millions of Europeans can't all be wrong.Try this for starters http://www.bassonhook.com/fishforfood/carprecipes.html cheers....River Rat