Originally Posted by
dweenk
I have never tried eel, but it is on my list (yeah, I must be American). My neighbor actually believes that if you cook an eel and put it in the fridge overnight, it will come alive. And he has only "heard about it", but is certain that it is true.
Life just wouldn't be the same without smoked eel. Actually, the best way to eat it is on a simple soft white bun:
Eels are scavengers, and with all the environmental-friendly efforts we've been putting in lately, our waters are becoming too clean for eels. They're getting scarce and more expensive, which is a shame.
I think your neighbor needn't worry. Although eels are notoriously difficult to kill, once they're dead they tend to stay dead. And even if they came alive, they wouldn't hurt you. (Unless you were dead of course. Then they'd eat you.
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