[Sca-cooks] eels

[Terry Decker]

There are both freshwater and saltwater eels.  The freshwater eels are 
generally the ones of commercial importance.  Freshwater eels spawn at sea, 
but live and grow in rivers until the migrate out to sea to spawn.

Bear

> 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.
>
> Stefan