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Cooking and enjoying Asian cuisine.
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Japan's eel-eating day singed by high prices, sending consumers in search of alternatives

Japan's eel-eating day singed by high prices, sending consumers in search of alternatives | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Japan marked its annual eel-eating day on Saturday, but prices for the endangered fish remain high and supermarkets are giving growing attention to alterna
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July 25, 2017 9:33 AM
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Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi

Stalking—and Saving—the Wild Eel: An Interview with Marine Biologist Tsukamoto Katsumi | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Tsukamoto Katsumi has devoted most of his long career to the study of the Japanese eel and its spawning behavior. Now, with overfishing and other pressures threatening populations of freshwater eel worldwide, Tsukamoto has joined forces with colleagues from China, South Korea, and Taiwan in a race to unlock the secrets of these mysterious—and famously tasty—migratory fish and rescue them from extinction.
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September 13, 2013 11:37 AM
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To Food with Love: Japanese-style Risotto with Roasted Eel

To Food with Love: Japanese-style Risotto with Roasted Eel | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Japanese-style Risotto with Roasted Eel
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March 8, 2013 8:40 AM
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Steamed Marbled Eel with Chilli and Fermented Black Beans | Asia Food Recipe

Steamed Marbled Eel with Chilli and Fermented Black Beans | Asia Food Recipe | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Can't think of what to prepare to surprise your visiting relatives or are everyday dishes boring you? Why not try this dish and give yourself some c...
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August 20, 2012 3:48 AM
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La préparation de l'anguille grillée au charbon

東京六本木にある日本料理店"龍吟"のスタッフ資料として作成されている料理VTRのコレクション http://www.nihonryori-ryugin.com/ 日本全国の鰻の消費量の約0.2~0.3%しか天然鰻は存在しない。養殖物が主流となった今、これこそ日本人として自然の恵みを誇らしくなるような本物の鰻と呼ぶ...

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July 19, 2012 3:06 AM
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U.S. move may mean higher eel prices here | The Japan Times Online

U.S. move may mean higher eel prices here | The Japan Times Online | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.
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Unagi Don | Unagi Sauce Recipe | Japanese Recipe at Just One Cookbook

Unagi Don | Unagi Sauce Recipe | Japanese Recipe at Just One Cookbook | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Enjoy sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce over just grilled unagi and steaming rice.

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Nami | Just One Cookbook's comment May 31, 2012 11:26 AM
Thanks Frank! :-)
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Eel-flavored catfish available for tasting at Gifu festival

Eel-flavored catfish available for tasting at Gifu festival | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Eating catfish is looked down upon by many people in Japan who regularly enjoy a plethora of ocean-raised fish. Even though the Japanese diet is no stranger to aggressively aromatic food such as natto, diners here simply cannot get past the stink of these bottom feeders. Eel on the other hand is a much-loved fresh ...
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July 14, 2013 6:44 AM
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Hot weather's cold comfort for eels

Hot weather's cold comfort for eels | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
In March this year, I spent a week in Taiwan as a guest of the Taiwan Fisheries Agency. My hosts had laid on a relentless daily schedule that took in ...
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October 7, 2012 6:48 AM
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List of endangered species omits tuna, eel | The Japan Times Online

List of endangered species omits tuna, eel | The Japan Times Online | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Signatory nations to the Washington Convention on the protection of endangered species are unlikely to discuss measures to regulate international trade in bluefin tuna and eel at their meeting in Bangkok next March.
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July 27, 2012 3:58 AM
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Food makers offer substitutes as eel prices soar | The Japan Times Online

Food makers offer substitutes as eel prices soar | The Japan Times Online | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Amid the rise in eel prices, some food makers have come up with substitutes people can try this summer on Friday, the traditional "eel-eating day" in late July when the delicacy is consumed as a ritual to ward off the heat.
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Introducing a Kansai feel for the eel | The Japan Times Online

Introducing a Kansai feel for the eel | The Japan Times Online | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Every summer, as the mercury rises the gourmands of Kansai head for their local eel-cuisine specialist.
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