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A well-cooked serving of eel kabayaki sells for as much as ¥5,000 (about $250) at a fancy food kiosk in Tokyo's Ginza, a price that can be con

In Japanese culinary culture, 'Shun' (seasonal) is central, and because it is produced in abundance in autumn, saury has become a taste symbol of 'aut

In Japan, eel is closely associated with summer festivals. It dates back to the Edo period, when playwright Genuchi Hiraga wrote the slogan 'Eat eel t

While the sex of most animals is determined by genes, eels take a different approach by 'voting' on their sex through environmental factors. This spec

Between the vastness of the oceans and the meandering rivers, eels complete a life-spanning migration that spans thousands of kilometres. It has taken

When selecting saury mackerel, you should not only look at the clearness of the eyes and the bright redness of the gills, but because many merchants u

The Japanese have a custom of eating eel in the middle of summer, especially on 'Touyoshi Day,' when the amount of eel sold is several times the amoun

Many people don’t know how to recognize high-quality frozen roasted eel and low-quality frozen roasted eel. This passage will tell you the ways from f

In recent years, Japan has set a series of technical trade barriers to the import of agricultural products for the sake of protecting its eel industry

In the Chinese cultural area, the name eel is often associated with the word 'dragon'. The Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explanation of Characters) explains it as

It has been halfway this May. It is 2 months until the Midsummer Ox Day this summer, which means it will be a peak of unagi kabayaki consumption. Rece

In Pacific Island cultures, the eel is often seen as an incarnation of an ancestor. Legend has it that the Tann put eels into rivers to guard the wate