Consider The Eel by Richard Schweid
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- ISBN 10 0306813319
- ISBN 13 9780306813313
- Published Jan 01 2004
- Format Paperback
- Language English
- Publisher Da Capo Lifelong Books
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A culinary and cultural history of how the eel, once a staple of the world's diet, has become despised in America and a delicacy abroad.
Outside of sushi houses and the rare four-star restaurant, most Americans would never think to eat eel, but throughout Europe and Asia you can find it grilled, smoked, stewed, jellied, skewered, fried, baked, sautŽed, and even cooked into an omelet. In Consider the Eel, acclaimed writer Richard Schweid takes the reader on a journey to show how this rich yet mild-tasting fish is a vibrant part of the world culture. Discover how eels, from their birth in the Sargasso Sea to their eventual end as a piece of kabayaki or as part of an Italian Christmas dinner, are one of our oldest and least understood gifts from the sea.
