Baked Grass Carp

The grass carp is the most highly prized fish in Canton. Some carp are golden, some nearly orange, some silvery gray. The grass carp is blackish gray and comes in many sizes, from 5 to 10 pounds. The Cantonese say that it is a pure fish, for it lives in freshwater, eats only plant life, and is more fleshy, with fewer bones, because it is large. The best is from