How Japanese eels are harvested

#japanese #eel #shorts #FoodInsider

[@jay-rbooker9539]

"eels prepared live" Eels at home watching KZbin : 👁️👄👁️

[@jasonburrell4903]

Ok

[@AmberTurd420]

Ok

[@leomusarra3837]

Ok

[@noah321]

Ok

[@carolhunt2023]

Wtf

[@yeshighdoubleD]

This comment took years to master .

[@zephy_r]

Lmaoo

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

In Japan you are not considered a master of your craft until you've spent 60,000 hours practicing.

[@harshitkumar4760]

Well I think that's the case with every food around the world, it's just that Japanese food is more documented than others.

[@osterreichisch-ungarischem4167]

Including the war crimes

[@Napoleon.82]

$91 for rice and eels... i can get dinner for 5 people for that price and still have money left

[@greaseaddiktz3217]

Everything Japanese or Chinese takes a life time to master 😂😂😂

[@SpiderJit3]

That's alotta lifetimes for my closet.

[@user-jg6fj2kb3z]

まぁたしかに肉に油ぶっかけてりゃ美味いって次元だったら職人の技術なんて必要ないよなw

[@c.odubhlaoich2948]

Lol I'm glad I'm seeing people also laughing at the "takes years to master" running joke about simple Japanese foods.

[@zawadsadaf9194]

Are you saying that because you actually know that it’s a simple food and doesn’t take years to master or you just simply want that statement to be true?

[@jaripekkajekunen2713]

Could it be that they just jack up the price because they claim it "takes years to master"?

[@c.odubhlaoich2948]

@@zawadsadaf9194 It's an odd thing they do where they give some arbitrary number of years for how long it takes to "master" a specific dish, but good chefs can "master" (whatever that means in any given culture) any one dish in far less time than 8 years. Obviously it takes skill, like being good at anything. But come on..it's sliced smoked and basted eel, its a pretty basic dish. There will be guys in their 4th year as good as the "masters" on their 8th, its just how it is sometimes, but the guy that is on his 4th can't be called a master? It's clearly a gimmick

[@c.odubhlaoich2948]

@@jaripekkajekunen2713 Well yeah that's what I was implying.

[@feetfinderguy7044]

Tbf it's kinda true tho. Chefs don't just make one serving, they need to pump out probably dozens or hundreds at a constant rate. If they mismanaged their attention, it'll get overcooked and chewy or it'll be undercooked and slimy. It's especially true if they're dealing with delicate meat like eals

[@fortyinch]

Had this in Japan. Can't recall where exactly. But it was darn delicious. It was expensive so the budget didn't allow for seconds 😅 .... But a memorable day because of it.

[@garrimic3]

Did it take you years to master as everything else in Japan?

[@babatunde9992]

You got scammed because eels taste the same its just the texture that's barely different and they completely botch the texture by grilling it and using sauce

[@cinc3167]

So you just remeber because it was expensive?

[@fortyinch]

@@cinc3167 of course it was because of the food my friend. It was this fish and the noodles soup from ichiran ikibukuro (you can search this one for some photos) ... For some reason, every trip i go, food is always on the top of my want to experience. That and bars. Then food again after drinking. 🤷🏾

[@fortyinch]

@@babatunde9992 right. Right. I get what you mean. I personally never cooked eels so i don't know if it's easy to make. But I've tried eels in other countries and they tend to taste the same. The sauce is probably the most important ingredient in this dish. Maybe.

[@maxieprimo2758]

"Prepared live" I'm out

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

Japanese: Cooking eel takes years to master Chinese: Hold my fake Gucci bag

[@ungabunga6735]

Cucci

[@EsoTownBizz6500]

Goochie

[@saialpha3643]

it take me 3 years to aiming at the bowl when I'm peeing in Japan and even that sometimes I failed..

[@lophyr8521]

You better clean those miss shot

[@GraveSky.]

I think you doing it wrong, girl must sit to pee... I assuming ya a female.. ya need to wash after rubbing or you need a rifling lmao

[@saialpha3643]

@@GraveSky. ok first bro I'm a grown ass man and secondly like logan once said it's all about RESPECT

[@lophyr8521]

@@saialpha3643 whose Logan

[@saialpha3643]

@@lophyr8521 my brother

[@mikesalvatore2067]

I remember when I went to Japan, using one of their vending machine took me years to master, three years to be precise but it's worth it, mmmmmmh sweet takoyashi balls were the best

[@marialacona]

Takoyaki*

[@puiasailo9831]

In my mind, right when she said the name i thought of Ross and his "unaagiiiii"

[@jasminelalita3244]

Exactly what I just did and re acted out.... Good old Ross 😅😂🤣😭

[@kingjamestres]

Every country has their version of luxury food that their famous for. Japan kind of takes that concept and ramps it up to the extreme. If there’s a dish then there is an even more luxurious version. It’s kind of funny though considering it’s only luxurious if the animal was treated well before being shipped off to the slaughterhouse.

[@dwightk.schrute5291]

"Cuting alive for freshness" 1st:- it has nothing to do with freshness 2st;- inhumane

[@averageday]

3st?

[@percfiend69206]

3nd?

[@amandacarrington2718]

This didnt explain WHY it's expensive at all. Just that it is in fact expensive.

[@kenfern2259]

simple, overharvest and not enough in the wild.

[@amandacarrington2718]

@@kenfern2259 I was just stating that the video was misleading.

[@PinkSlime0990]

Yeah the video makes it seem like it’s expensive bc of the labor intensive preparation. It’s actually bc it’s not sustainable. Same with many other fishes used in sushi.

[@kenfern2259]

@@PinkSlime0990 it seems like the Japanese master everything about sea food in term of preparing but the management of the population

[@maruManU210]

From what I know it's expensive because eel farmers still haven't found a way to artificially reproduce it, what they do though is catch glass eel(baby eels) from rivers in spring season I think, then let them grow in farms.

[@gendoll5006]

Prepared LIVE?! So they’re cut up and feel every slice until they finally pass out?

[@stevenjacob8932]

It's actually intresting they first use a needle to pierce the head of the fish making it brain dead so the fish doesn't feel any pain even though the body still moves.

[@Cruxair]

@@stevenjacob8932 I am not sure they do that every single time, takes a lot of time for something they can skip

[@flaviusjustinianus99]

The suffering inhances flavor

[@javierruiz8576]

Eels are slick and have a hard to cut skin, nailing he head to a board is basically mandatory to be able to get even and consistent cuts

[@kenkanifffromconnecticut3963]

Yes

[@TwistidCannon]

I would hate to be a sea creature in that part of the world everything gets cooked alive or eaten alive

[@General_Lee_Oliver]

In Japan, you need a 10 year apprenticeship to breathe

[@mr.ambiguity6335]

I've had this. I was scared of eating eel. O couldn't get past the thought of it being slimy. It is fantastic. Given the chance, you must try it.

[@93BlazinFire]

How would you describe it?

[@SW-ii5gg]

@@93BlazinFire fantastic, use your imagination.

[@watoyatoauto8526]

@@93BlazinFire like cum

[@ItWazWritten]

Smokey butter tender steak

[@GtsAntoni1]

Prepared live? Not sure I could

[@loreofthejakes160]

I can't help but remember the third season of Shokugeki where eel was one of the topic.

[@shirkedance]

The Episode when Isshiki Satoshi really shows his Deadly form. 🤯😘. Reminds me of the epic Music as that happens.

[@fireman6986]

Weeb

[@user-mj5fo9nc4y]

As a Japanese, I think I need to say this. Eels in Japan are sooooooooo tasty! Delicious as f! And yes as she said it costs a bit too much. However, we have a tradition to eat those eels in summer, which means that it will be cheaper in winter. So I shall advise you guys that try this treasure from the ocean when it’s cold.

[@ungabunga6735]

Don't tell me when to eat my eels

[@victorious1929]

You can have my dish, give me a two piece from Popeyes! Lol

[@ColeTV2023]

I've always wanted to try this meal. It looks so good 🤤

[@Thomas998822]

TF it does!

[@novanoir8309]

$91. Damn it had to be good. That like my entire budget for food whole month

[@rindhirad]

It taste like eel...

[@sedohema]

You're whole monthly budget for food is 90 something dollars? You're wasting away

[@hopeless_17]

Caviar: Hold my beer

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Depends on the source. I’ve seen it for as little as $10 for a half ounce. But it wasn’t sturgeon.

[@sakukreti]

That looks so good. I love all the amazing foods from around the world. Awesome.

[@Poutine-stratège-maladroit]

Fun facts: Most of Japanese "years to master" things can actually be mastered in a few weeks by foreigners.

[@sedohema]

I just mastered this dish in the time it took to watch the short

[@XpRnz]

One of the most delicious fishes out there, especially smoked!

[@augustuslook]

The fishing season for them is starting in Maine soon. We some times get 2000$ or more per pound of the glass eels.

[@jimlehey2511]

The great maine crime wave

[@northeastslingshot1664]

@@jimlehey2511 shit eels rando

[@northeastslingshot1664]

Waa 3500 6 years ago

[@Dr-is2uk]

Even Japanese chiefs look like scientists 😂😂😂

[@stevemcnally6471]

When I was 8 my grand father had an eel catching business I used to spend 14hrs a day on the water it's not the easiest of jobs so I get it.

[@aeizn1012]

That literally sounds like a pretty normal fishing, that probably doesnt make the eels that expensive lol

[@stevemcnally6471]

@@aeizn1012 I agree but, we did 14hr days 7 days a week. The price then was a lot cheaper

[@SmooveMr2Much]

Man I don't care if that shit was steamed, grilled and dipped 18 times it still doesn't make it worth $90💯 All your pretty much getting is steam, grilled nasty eel with plain white rice🤔 in a box that cost more than the contents on the inside💯 I hope they at least let you keep the box🤔 and why does everything in Japan take years to master? I think they be making some of that shit up so they can charge more 😶

[@falco1488]

True

[@alecc4137]

You've obviously never actually tried eel at a descent restaurant

[@scoutsleftnut13]

Don't knock til you try it! Eel tastes better than you think. I kinda agree with you on the "takes years to master" thing, but i think it's worth the high price if it's like high grade eels

[@mycitysucks8096]

@@scoutsleftnut13 I doubt it's better than a steak.

[@mauricenestler6559]

@@mycitysucks8096 Ever heard of something called opinion?

[@Malluc]

Unagi is really good though. I'll still buy it knowing what goes into it.

[@ambrr_lily]

This is different eel. Unanju.

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

Unagi is the state of heightened awareness, according to Ross from the TV show friends

[@solsticemeows]

Of course you'll still buy it. Because your taste buds are more important than an animals life. You would never have what it takes to be a vegan. You actually need compassion for that.

[@kawaiikoto8800]

@Kenshō Ukiyo who gives a shit about what eels feels? They taste good and that's what matters

[@law35penn]

Alot comments on how long it takes to master something with a passion. If you ever watched anything from Japan, most of the work take a long time to master. Look at how they make sushi, knives, swords, or hand made furniture. You can see how much they take their time and the passion they put in their work. Definitely appreciate how they work

[@leigonveteran113]

Eels In Japan: a delicacy that must be prepared with care Eels in London: oh blimey them buggin eels me cravin’

[@jason300c1]

Holy damn they cut them alive. Always w trip when you hear that about sea food.

[@GrandWizardBingus]

They also eat baby octopuses alive, japans way of viewing animals for food is real barbaric lol but thats just how it is

[@saykey4917]

@@GrandWizardBingus It’s an Asian thing I guess. Koreans and Chinese chop up Octopus live too. But then again western culture boil seafood live as well. Everyone is barbaric in the end lol

[@Royy2004]

@@saykey4917 what if everyone just doesn't do that i don't think killing an animal in a humane way right before you prepare it would really hurt the "freshness" but it would definitely not be as painful for the animals

[@saykey4917]

@@Royy2004 I’m sure you’re taking the comment word for word but I just stated that such culture is there, and that it’s not just a Japanese thing. I’m not saying that everyone does it. I respect your opinion, but I can’t answer your what if’s since I don’t represent the whole of humanity I’m afraid.

[@Royy2004]

@@saykey4917 yeah i know, it's just something i wish was the case, cause i really don't think killing animals in such an inhumane way is worth it for a slightly better taste of food. Of course people eat animals, obviously, but killing those animals should be done with respect, not torture honestly it was just something i felt like ranting about

[@james_crook]

This video just made me realize that years to master just means they want you to think it’s this amazing thing.

[@solsticemeows]

You're smart!! And one of the few who actually uses their brain.

[@tejaswinisingh]

The amount of pain eel must endure so that people could enjoy it FRESH!

[@etch1634]

They kill it before hand…

[@erickayson588]

Takes 20 years to master the art of selecting the perfect eels.

[@hongkongfueynz3071]

I’ve tried smoked eel here in NZ, it was just out of a local river….. it was absolutely delicious, this was about 20 years ago and haven’t had the chance to try it again.

[@thatsclassified1]

I'm sure all eel taste similar

[@tituss559]

Nobody cares

[@hongkongfueynz3071]

@@tituss559 well clearly you did sweetheart to go to the bother of replying 🤷🏾‍♀️ What a pathetic life you must lead!

[@meme_watcher483]

@@thatsclassified1 just googled it and they say that the taste of the eel is depending on whether they’re from the ocean or from freshwater

[@MrScrimbo1]

Why they got to cut things up while still alive. They do it to most things they eat. If they just chopped the head off first would it really change the flavour?

[@sigurdursine7763]

Tradition, that's the reason for most things in Japan.

[@MrScrimbo1]

Traditionally, they have no regard for animal welfare and animal suffering? Like Chinese?

[@sigurdursine7763]

@@MrScrimbo1 like a lot of places foie gras is super unethical, shark fin soup, quinoa. Food, like history, is a lot more messed up the more you look into it.

[@stevenjacob8932]

It's actually intresting they first use a needle to pierce the head of the fish making it brain dead so the fish doesn't feel any pain even though the body still moves.

[@informativecontent4778]

I am bothered this is a very very bad practice and painful for poor animals japan, china must not do that instead they should take the Islamic way which is to kill animal first and then skin it or butcher it

[@Mugelbbub16]

This costs a lot of money Genshin: Just run around Watatsumi for 2 hours..

[@spacedoutcowboy4194]

For some real fun some restaurants offer live eels. The idea being to swallow them whole, and feel them wiggle down the throat and then into the stomach...what a thrill....

[@toastercatx]

” butchered alive for freshness" bullcrap, pointless Cruelty is what it is

[@deltasource56]

Cope

[@stevenjacob8932]

It's actually intresting they first use a needle to pierce the head of the fish making it brain dead so the fish doesn't feel any pain even though the body still moves.

[@MattFromHawaii]

This is one of my most favorite foods ever ❤️😂🤤 I can eat this anytime of day. It is pricey though, no matter where you get it. There are some places in hawaii, where I live, that make it soo good. Im literally salivating now lol

[@gemrunqueen3776]

I really like this type of video, it shares a great information about something without the need of researching it, i learned something great today again and i'm grateful for it. It looks like a few things in japan takes alot of years to master.

[@scoutsleftnut13]

I LOVE eel, I'd spend my money away on this at least once 1, to all those people who think they cut it up alive don't worry! The narrator didn't mention it but they put a needle through its head to instantly render it close to dead. It's merciful and after that they don't feel pain for the entire process. 2, Its okay if you don't like eel, it's not for everybody :D just don't harass other people for liking it. 3, if you want to try eel they're not THIS expensive. You can get a good and basically the same experience from cheaper places. This is just me, but i think it's the sauce that makes the big diff.

[@tigerjonn]

Japanese has no mind for conservation or saving the environment... If all the big eels are gone... Most people would think, we need to let the baby eels live so they can reproduce and make more eels for the future... But in Japan... If larger eels are gone... Let's take all the baby eels before they can even reproduce so the future is even less eels, until their are none left...

[@roroteam8395]

Sounds like a cry baby vegan

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

I believe they ship most of these baby eels from the west.

[@shinyeee1709]

Lol wtf do you know about conservation and saving the environment. No country and person is innocent. Just Because you don’t eat eel or seafood (for whatever reasons it may be), doesn’t mean others shouldn’t too. Different culture, different values, different lifestyle, different diets. Eat whatever the fuc k you like. Don’t expect others to be like you.

[@falco1488]

@@roroteam8395 he is just saying they aren't making this in a sustainable way

[@KhaiGK]

Vegan alert

[@olafgunther9401]

I believe this overcomplicating "it takes years" is just upselling of simple things because japan doesmt have ressources so what should they make money with if not "art" or artificial value(partially at least)

[@jeffjefferson2853]

Yeah no way it takes years to master this. It may take years to become a master of a certain type of cuisine, but not a single dish

[@luckypeanut9943]

Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to be under 100 bucks and would probably try it 😅 I love eel

[@hamidnatsuru4711]

That why i love japan so very much there food is so good. Eel is so good

[@EragoEntertainment]

"years to master" Yeah right.

[@3lawsoflogic]

I like my cheeseburger medium. Thanks, it may look simple but it took me years to master .

[@tori_gundo_]

Imma walk to the store and get my $5 rotisserie chicken and i be all set.

[@nogodsnomasters357]

This is my absolute favorite meal from anywhere on this planet! There is nothing that can beat it!

[@sailorviolet92]

I love unagi-don from my local Japanese restaurant, but this is on another level 0.0

[@Hev.M]

I think its cruel to cook anything alive when it takes less than 10 seconds to kill it right b4 cooking

[@bradleyhubertshen4486]

My father used to run an eel farm, I also had freshly picked kabayaki in Japan, they were amazing.

[@whoisharo4689]

Ive had eel sushi and im guessing the texture and taste is similar. It looks the same. So good. Very sweet taste.

[@szymongrabarczyk3561]

The "prepere alive" part is kind of shocking.

[@garchompmunchesscythes5383]

Not really. For us it’s normal. People often buys life fish and take it home in a plastic bag with no water. Freshness has an importance for us

[@alecc4137]

Well really its only alive as long as its alive, once you start cutting it starts dieing and its all pretty quick

[@szymongrabarczyk3561]

@@alecc4137 Eals have nervous system so they feel pain. Have you ever heared the expression "unnecessary suffering"? Unless youre like the guy above for whoom the suffering is necessary to mantain freshness.

[@szymongrabarczyk3561]

@@garchompmunchesscythes5383 Yeah We use to buy fresh fish alive and keep it in our bathtub till christmas BUT we didnt cook it alive! Instead we made a quick cut to the head first. 1. I dont really care what culture youre from. If this culture prioritises freshness over unnecessary suffering you guys are behind in therms of morality. 2. What difference does couple of seconds make in therms of taste / freshness anyway? Cause its a big difference for the eal - I guarantee. 3. Life fish in plastic bag with no water? I rest my case... Lets just say you didn't really make it less shocking by saying "its normal for us". "Thats how we do it" - is not a "get out of jail free card". -Why are you kicking this dog, Its in pain?! -Nono its ok, its normal for us to tenderise the meet while its still fresh, dont worry about it, its ok - thats how we do it here.

[@alecc4137]

They are literally sliced in half. They die quick so there is little suffering

[@mandi3891]

No one is bothered by the fact that they butcher these eels while they are still alive? Okay then.

[@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII]

Multiple dishes are made like that. Some even boiled alive or whatever. If you wanna go full on with this, then any animal product is kinda insane. Abused and murdered for taste pleasure.

[@jesseyNiepce]

@AMERICA, F’CK YEAH! Username checks out.

[@mandi3891]

@@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII If this was any other animal people would be outraged. I have no idea why people think fish can't feel pain or that storing them in a bucket like that is perfectly fine.

[@mandi3891]

@@mrinaljena3 "It tastes slightly fresher" is a valid reason to cause excess suffering? Really?

[@mandi3891]

@@mrinaljena3 ......everything has to be killed alive? No living being is killed dead. The point is on how it's killed. Humans would have a lot less problems if we didn't consume animals.

[@Hakuru15]

Meanwhile my dad catches em at a local lake

[@nightshadekelly]

It looks soooo good. If I ever get to go to Japan I'm eating some

[@Sin.city.]

I have eaten normal eel sushi roles and let me say, that shit is amazing. It is a weird taste but hot eel sushi is so good highly recommend

[@rajalkar1934]

Being cruel is expensive. Prepare it while it's alive for freshness 😞. I'll rather eat stale food all my life than get such freshness. They say it right, when the food isn't good enough to stand on it's own just create drama to uplift it. Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexicans serve good food without any drama. Japanese, French sell expensive drama and bland food.

[@scoutsleftnut13]

They don't cut it up alive if that's what you're thinking :D The narrator phrases it wrong, they use a needle to mercifully render it basically dead. So they don't feel pain

[@ohhmyback8220]

It's very expensive but trust me, it's worth every cent you've paid...

[@olesuhr727]

This is why there is a lack of eel in Europe. The Portugese fishers catch the baby eel migrating from the Sargasso Sea to Northen Europe and export them to Japan where they are grown in eel farms. None of those eels reach maturity and return to the Sargasso to spawn, and it will probably mean that the eel will be extinct within a decade.

[@teslayogini432]

Press forward to a humane future where nothing is prepared “alive.”

[@Sincere4Eva]

FOR REAL!!! 😣😖

[@Dreamlink91]

I wish that everything a human does to an animal, happens to him in afterlife before it is decided for him where to go. I love eating meat but the live "fresh" shit people do to some animals in process of "preparation" wants me to bomb them.

[@ViktorScberg]

Afterlife = delusional fantasies

[@Bexebeche]

@@ViktorScberg why do you hate God do much?

[@depecher6s311]

@@Bexebeche I don’t hate god, I don’t believe he is real. I hate the PEOPLE who invented religion to manipulate desperate and vulnerable people in order to make money. Why is the church so rich when one of the main teachings is to give your money to those who need it? It’s all hypocrisy, and it makes the people at the top of the church very very rich. You think that’s a coincidence??

[@sigurdursine7763]

@@depecher6s311 I don't hate medicine. I just don't believe it is real. I hate the PEOPLE who created invented medicine to manipulate desperate and vulnerable people in order to make money. Why are hospitald so rich when one of the main teachings is to do no harm. It's all hypocrisy, and makes doctors very very rich. You think that's a coincidence??

[@Straystar1235]

@@sigurdursine7763 The hospital doesn’t encourage you to give all your money away while hoarding billions in cash and treasure. The hospital doesn’t constantly try to convince you that you’re evil, and the only way to avoid literal eternal torture is to do whatever they say when they say it. The hospital also doesn’t cover up and defend rampant sexual abuse and molestation.

[@sashasvengali1187]

I love how the Japanese culture pays attention to the smallest detail with their food. I want to try it. I love eel belly❤️‍🔥

[@_PeachSoda]

God eel is so delicious if you ever get the chance to try it in any dish it's so good.

[@roughroadrunner88]

I'll stick with salmon

[@MH0008]

ALIVE??!!!! At the very least just kill the fish!!!!!!!!

[@stevenjacob8932]

It's actually intresting they first use a needle to pierce the head of the fish making it brain dead so the fish doesn't feel any pain even though the body still moves.

[@MH0008]

@@stevenjacob8932 Are you sure about that??!!

[@christianrameka9749]

In nz you go down to the creek and they are at least 3 times the size, smoking eel is the best

[@women.9445]

Think they just don't trust you to prepare it unless you have years of experience since yk it's so unnecessarily expensive

[@PeakFilmClipz]

It took me 10 years to master the perfect pizza slice

[@charlesncharge6298]

No disrespect intended, but the more I learn about the Japanese the more I believe that they have the strangest, and most peculiar, but perhaps also the most disciplined culture on the planet.

[@ChiefKene]

I’ve had that once, I don’t think it was the really expensive type but it was pretty good, I would try again. The texture was a little different but not disgusting

[@PeacockFRaccoon]

I love eating Eel Avocado Rolls

[@gabrielmacgregor4276]

Some of those eels come from the USA Maine USA to be exact! My father is an eel fisherman i used to have a license too but let mine laps one year. If you dont purchase your license one year on accident you'll never be able to get a license again. Bummer 😞! On average we get paid 2000$ a pound for the baby eels we catch,we catch them in fyke nets which we set in the mouths of streams and rivers, where the stream dumps into the ocean is where we put our nets. The streams are freshwater but when they meet the ocean it mixes but is mostly saltwater. We call them glass eels or elvers. The baby's swim from the sargasso sea off the coast of Florida they swim north to New england so they are born in saltwater but swim into freshwater where they live until they are adults and or longer but at some point they swim back to the sargasso sea and give birth and the baby's swim back to their parents home stream or river, pretty crazy cycle similar to salmon! Fun fact,eels move all over the frying pan while cooking them. They will be gutted and headless but they still slither all over the pan!😱 In the state of Maine to clean an eel for cooking because they are so slimy and move & slither even after death so to clean and gut them we nail there head to a tree while using plyers to pull the skin off of the body! Anyone who has ever tried to clean an eel understands why we use this method! Anyway hope this was informative 😉😁

[@SteveEdward_]

I love eel! Taste so good.

[@HKSlapActual]

Eel is literally my favorite

[@Thesympodcast]

Quick correction to a pop up , the price of gold is 2000 a ounce so these eels are more expensive!

[@gungunggadung6792]

Oh man. That looks so good.

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

Looks so good 🥰

[@jordanakahi]

This takes years to master. Also here's exactly how it's done so now you can just replicate it without wasting years to master one type of food

[@SonoftheWars]

I was in a shit town in TN and the eel was the best part of the meal. That says something.

[@BarnabyBaltimoron]

Inflation is so insane right now, $35k for 1kg of eel actually sounds reasonable.

[@mr.tsells8944]

🤔 When did eel become classified as a fish ?

[@pizzataco77]

I had eel in Japan once and now I get eel whenever I can. So gooood!

[@rudrarudram937]

What's there to be so proud about when "it's prepared LIVE to preserve freshness"

[@typicgames7401]

The eels be like yo why it so hot in here

[@nazmulhasan4166]

Japanese taking a dump, Food insider: it takes years to master🙄

[@dariuscooper4438]

Looks so good 😭🤤

[@iliterallydontknow7783]

I wouldn’t trust this dish anywhere but Japan. In terms of cuisine, Japan has THEIR SHIT TOGETHER MAN! If I ate this in the US I would be afraid of some kind of disease lmao

[@Pouttybabe]

Probably my favorite food tbh

[@redwarriorXYTYoutube]

I have never eaten eels, but dang that roasted eel looks yummy!

[@chelelee6321]

I'm from West Virginia, so those baby eels look too much like leeches for me to imagine them being appetizing...

[@lemonlime257]

Meanwhile in Denmark: here take some free eel

[@geraldponceofficial3310]

Here in the Philippines we didn't notice that it is worth a lot of money. We often harvest it sometimes in ponds

[@DudeUnperfect21]

Everything in Japan is fancy

[@amitchand1519]

The best thing I tried in Japan. Just perfect.

[@Thigsy]

3 years preparing charcoals, 3 years making the marinade, 3 years deboning the eel, 3 years skewering the eel, then 1 month grilling it. Of course... It takes years to master. 🤣🤣🤣