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By: Yannick Hanke
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Curious scenes on Austrian TV: A chef frying a fish in front of the camera on ORF.
It's just a shame that the animal is strictly protected.
And the reaction?
Vienna – The fish in the pan is going crazy.
A cooking show in the evening program of the Austrian TV station ORF is suddenly in focus - but not in a positive sense.
The reason for this is a major faux pas that resulted in an endangered fish being fried in front of the camera.
How could that happen?
Fish faux pas on ORF: Chef fries an endangered species
The unwanted animal protagonist in this story is the female nerfling.
Due to water pollution and hydraulic engineering measures, the animal, which is one of the European carp fish, has long been threatened with extinction, reports oe24.at
, among others
.
The ORF probably didn't have this on their radar - and once again made a name for themselves with a glitch.
Huge faux pas on the ORF: The Frauennerfling, which is threatened with extinction, was accidentally fried in a pan.
© Annette Riedl/dpa/imago/Montage
In the show “Niederösterreich Today”, which is broadcast every Tuesday and presents recipes to cook, a big fiasco was to occur.
The Frauennerfling mentioned ended up first in the pan and then on the plate, along with the side dishes.
That shouldn't have happened, after all there is a year-round ban on catching the fish.
The Frauennerfling is strictly protected - and is not an edible fish.
ORF apologizes for huge misstep – after massive reports from angry viewers
It is still unclear how this faux pas could have occurred at ORF.
The fish fiasco happened on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. A week later, the apology came from moderator Claudia Schuber.
“Last week we cooked up a delicious fish, the so-called Frauennerfling.
But it is protected all year round, and we apologize for that.
We had different information about this,” said Schubert in the context of “Niederösterreich Today”.
The apology was preceded by various reports from angry viewers, it is said.
In parts of Austria, the female nerfling is listed as an endangered species.
Roland Lukesch probably didn't know that.
Because the innkeeper from Haslau on the Danube - where the fish is native, among other things - took action undeterred and prepared “minced laberl”, i.e. meatballs.
False regret?
ORF continues to promote the court with the Frauennerfling
How sincere ORF's apology is meant remains questionable.
Because the ORF continues to praise Frauennerfling on its homepage as a Lenten dish.
As mentioned at the beginning, the animal is not even considered a food fish.
The
Kronen Zeitung
summarizes this as follows: “Why the poor animal had to end up on the plate is largely unclear.”
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By the way: In Germany there are also clear regulations regarding carp fishing.
This means that the Frauennerfling is protected all year round in Baden-Württemberg.
In Bavaria, the fish may not be pulled out of the water at least between March 1st and June 30th.
The Frauennerfling is not native to other parts of this country.
This story also focused on a fish, after which a woman lost body parts after eating it.
(han)