tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post2282950368293549671..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: A dainty dish of eels.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1892981334067437382010-08-19T19:47:13.391+10:002010-08-19T19:47:13.391+10:00I suspect eel was a common dish amongst the lower ...I suspect eel was a common dish amongst the lower classes because of their wide availability. There are sources through the nineteenth century that talk about streams and rivers churning with eels in the springtime. It was also an upper class sport to go eel fishing during these eel-heavy periods. People would, according to sources I've read, wade out into the river and toss baskets full of eels up onto the shore, then share them with the villages nearby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-79967454448155087002010-08-10T08:18:54.467+10:002010-08-10T08:18:54.467+10:00Well, it just so happens that my grandfather was a...Well, it just so happens that my grandfather was a fisherman by trade and, except for the ones we ate at home, all his eels were sold to the Japanese because the Americans wouldn't eat them... I can attest that, from the way my grandmother fix them, they were delicious, not orderly, and very light in taste -- or, it is possible that they tasted very light compared to the blood sausages that were served along with them... I suppose if you were a girl eel, your boyfriend eel would probably think you were dainty but he is about the only one... thank you so much for sharing this information... your hard work is very much appreciated...<br /><br />Twitter: SolarChiefSharlene T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08520928982756928527noreply@blogger.com