[Sca-cooks] eels

[Stefan li Rous]

Maire replied to me with:
> I don't know where our 2 sushi places in town actually get most of 
> their
> fish--I suspect it's flown in, specifically for them.
Which is a bit ironic, since it is my understanding that medieval eels 
were eaten in areas away from the sea since they could be raised 
commercially in eel ponds, much as we farm catfish these days.
> Certainly, it's
> not the sort of thing/variety the ordinary person would find in a 
> market
> here--we're too far inland, and too small a town.
No, not the regular grocery stores. But you don't have any Asian 
markets in your area?

Stefan
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