Hungary: Szeged mirror carp also received EU protection

With the decree published by the European Commission on Wednesday, “Szeged mirror carp” became a protected name in the EU. This is the fourth Hungarian freshwater fish name after the previously registered “Szilvásvárad trout”, “Akasztói szikiponty” and “Balaton fish”, which has received EU protection, which contributes to the promotion of fish consumption, the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI. “Szeged mirror carp” became a protected name in the EU, image: horgaszuniverzum.hu The protected geographical indication “Szeged mirror carp” refers to live fish and its meat farmed from the state-recognized carp species of Szeged mirror carp. Its breeding area is the White Lake, located north of the city of Szeged, as a continuous fishpond system of 141 hectares, based on the natural catchment area of the Southern Great Plain. The abdominal side of the “Szeged mirror carp” is yellow, its scales are mirrored in the back row. The flesh is reddish in color, crumbly, high in protein, low in fat ...