It's hot and muggy in Japan, and what would go down better than a tall cool drink - of Eel. Indeed, the snake-like sea creature is considered to be a beverage mainly for men who are exhausted by the summer heat. Thinking perhaps the women are more sensible, I learned that Eel extract is also used in cookies and pies. Betty Crocker doesn't have those recipes.
Marketing of "Unagi Nobori" or "Surging Eel" has hit supermarket shelves just ahead of Japan's annual
Eel-eating season. It's the first time the beverage has been mass produced. If you ask your local market manager, perhaps he can obtain some for you! While Americans are sacrificing other animals on a grill and downing ice cold beer, Japanese are consuming Eel in various ways especially between July 24 and Aug 5th. The beverage is said to contain vitamins A,B1,B2,D and E, all in a canned fizzy yellow brew made from Eel heads and bones. Bet your favorite brew can't compete with that! What's that? I can swear I hear cries of Who Cares - ah we Ugly Americans.
Forget beer, have a nice can of Eel, beat the heat the Japanese way
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