[Sca-cooks] Tench

Terry Decker t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net
Fri Jun 27 21:51:53 PDT 2003


Tench (Tinca tinca) is Eurasian, but since the Latin "tinca" is believed to
be of Celtic origin, I'd say it was fairly common in Western Europe.  IIRC,
it is similar to carp in taste and texture, but it is definitely a different
species.

Bear

>As I'm not much of a fisherman, and an infrequent eater of fish...
>
>...Where is tench generally found, and, in terms of taste, what fish does
>it more closely ressemble?
>
>YIS
>
>Petru





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