Editing Cyprinidae (section)

=== Food ===
Cyprinids are highly important food fish; they are [[fishing|fished]] and [[fish farming|farmed]] across [[Eurasia]]. In [[land-locked]] countries in particular, cyprinids are often the major species of fish eaten because they make the largest part of [[biomass]] in most water types except for fast-flowing rivers. In Eastern Europe, they are often prepared with traditional methods such as drying and salting. The prevalence of inexpensive [[frozen food|frozen]] fish products made this less important now than it was in earlier times. Nonetheless, in certain places, they remain popular for food, as well as [[recreational fishing]], for ornamental use, and have been deliberately stocked in ponds and lakes for centuries for this reason.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fishlore: British Freshwater Fishes|last=MacMahon|first=Alexander Francis Magri|date=1946|publisher=Penguin Books|series=Pelican Books|volume=161|pages=149–152}}</ref>