Eat the invaders!

Just a short note today; the movement to eat invasive seafood is spreading. Coming soon to a Red Lobster near you -- lionfish scampi and Asian carp almondine!

Or at least we can hope.

Diners urged to eat invasive sea life

"We think there could be a real market," said Wenonah Hauter of Food and Water Watch, whose Smart Seafood Guide, for the first time this year, recommends invasive species as a "safer, more sustainable" alternative.

But few restaurant menus feature lionfish, Asian carp or European green crab.

"What these species need now is a better, sexier profile, and more cooks who know how to use them," Hauter said.

Here's Asian carp on a bed of fettucine: