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Trivia about eel

  • The giant moray variety of this critter is seen here
  • This snake-like fish can often be found in sushi
  • Found on Dutch menus, gerookte paling is this snakelike fish, smoked & perhaps served on toast
  • You might begin a German meal with aalsuppe, a soup made from this snake-like sea creature
  • The Moray variety of this fish is sharp-toothed & can be vicious if provoked
  • Beginning sushi eaters often start out with unagi, this fish that's been cooked & basted with a sweetish sauce
  • The long, slithery amphiuma is also called the Congo snake or the Congo type of this fish
  • Sounds fishy, but the conger variety of this can reach over 6 feet long
  • Larousse reports that the moray type of this is served cold, with garlic mayonnaise
  • Biologist Johannes Schmidt located the Sargasso Sea breeding area of this "elongated" freshwater fish
  • A food stand by London's Petticoat Lane is called, & serves, "Jellied" this elongated fish
  • World Book says that the Pilgrims served this snakelike fish at the first Thanksgiving; I'll stick to turkey
  • An elver is a young one of these fish
  • Anago is the salt water type of this fish; unagi is the fresh water