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Most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. A majority of eel species are nocturnal and thus are rarely seen. Sometimes, they are seen living together in holes, or "eel pits". Some species of eels live in deeper water on the continental shelves and over the slopes deep as 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).
Traditional pie, mash, and eel shop, Walworth, South East London. Jellied eels is a traditional English dish that originated in the 18th century, primarily in the East End of London. The dish consists of chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly. It is usually served cold.
While eel consumption continues to go down in the 21st century (in 2000, there was only one stall selling live eels in Billingsgate Market), the number of eel and pie shops has continued to go down: there were 87 eel and pie shops in Greater London in 1995, compared to around 110 at the end of 1800. In 2024 there are just 34 pie shops left. [6] [4]
Unadon Unajū. Unadon (鰻丼, an abbreviation for unagi donburi, "eel bowl") is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a donburi type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel grilled in a style known as kabayaki, similar to teriyaki.
Eel kabayaki on rice Eel kabayaki shop. Ukiyoe by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1804–1810. Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, especially unagi eel, [1] where the fish is split down the back [2] (or belly), gutted and boned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce-based marinade before being cooked on a grill or griddle.
Once the eel has been gutted and its head and skin removed, two inch long cuttings are simmered with a mix of finely chopped fresh herbs. These may typically be a selection of sage, ginger mint, oregano, sorrel, lemon balm (citronella), chervil, thyme, citrus thyme, savory, parsley, stinging nettle, spearmint, burnet, watercress, dragon's-wort (tarragon), chives, and basil.
The grilled eel and rice dish can be eaten three ways. Typically, the first serving is eaten as is, just the eel and rice; the second serving is eaten with toppings such as negi, wasabi, nori, and/or mitsuba; the third serving is eaten with dashi or green tea poured over the eel and rice, in addition to the other toppings, to make chazuke.
The dish originated from the food capital of Taiwan, Tainan City, which is near the sea. The dish is considered one of the national dishes of Taiwan and can be found in many Taiwanese restaurants and night markets all around the country. [3] Eel noodles was featured on the 19 great dishes in Tainan, Taiwan's capital of food by CNN Travel. [4]