That’s right, eel is all the rage this summer!! At least it was in July. Here’s some eel I feasted upon at a restaurant that serves mostly eel! It’s squishy, kind of like soggy fish, but not like ludafish. I was hungry, at ate this meal like it was my last, and it was good. If you haven’t tried it I recommend doing it at least once. If the taste reminds you of a dirty hippy, you know “earthy”, then you lost the unagi lottery my friend… so try again! If you’ve never had the earthy flavored eel, it’s like eating good eel with a handful of dirt (give it a try!).

Hiding Unagi

Unagi Uncovered!

Unagi Close Up! Delicous!

I’m back after an extended time away and I was going to write something later this evening but I saw this in the news and thought it was pretty interested so I wanted to share. Eel is popular right now in Japan because of the hot weather. I haven’t done any research but apparently eel is packed full of goodness to help you get through these hot times. Either way, it’s pretty good! Sometimes it tastes like barbecued goodness, and other times it tastes a little earthy. I’m not to keen on the earthy flavor but I can deal with it. However an eel flavored drink? I’m not that into that so much. Eel can be a large part of a meal and I don’t think meat flavored drinks sound that appealing.

Forget cola, lemonade or beer – Japanese people sweltering in the summer heat now have a new canned drink to quench their thirst – made out of eels.

The fishy drink Unagi Nobori – which translates as “Surging Eel” – contains eel extract and vitamins found in the fish. The fizzy yellow liquid is believed to be the first mass-produced drink of its kind made in the country.

I quoted The Independent
You can see similar articles and pictures of this drink at Yahoo News and sulekha.com

I’ll be on the look out at my local stores for this drink so I can give it a try. Who knows, even though I’m skeptical it could be good. If you’re not sure what “unagi” (eel) looks like, here are a few photos.

Photo’s courtesy of: toyohara (1st), adactio (2nd), venuste (3rd)