Dulong is eel, which is regarded as a tonic by the Chaoshan people. Eel, alias: white eel, white eel, river eel, eel, green eel, wind buns, Japanese eel. Eel is the general name of the species belonging to the classification of the order eel. Also known as an eel, it is a fish with the appearance of a long snake, and has the basic characteristics of a fish. In addition, eels have migratory characteristics similar to salmon. Eel is a genus of fish that resembles a snake but has no scales, and is generally found in waters where salt and fresh water meet.

Morphological features

The eel's young is about 6 centimeters long and weighs 0.1 grams, but its head is narrow and its body is high, thin and transparent like a leaf, so it is called "willow leaf fish".

It's body fluids are almost the same as seawater, so it can be drifted long distances with ocean currents with little effort. It takes about half a year to drift from the spawning grounds back to the Kuroshio current and then back to the coast of Taiwan, and only a month before it reaches the shore does it begin to metamorphose into the slender, transparent eel threads that are also known as glassfish.

So in December-January every year, fishermen are busy catching eel threads that are about to go back to the river by using hand nets on the coast near the estuary and selling them to farmers. The eels are then stocked by the farmers, and the color of the eels slowly appears, turning them into yellow juvenile eels and silver-colored adult eels.

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Eel Culture

Japanese Customs

Tochi Ushi (土用丑)

"Tochi Ushi" in Japanese refers to the first day of spring, the first day of summer and the first day of autumn, The 18 days before the start of spring, summer, fall, and winter are called "Touyoshi Ushi," which is the day when the Ushi (Ox) branch of the 12 Earthly Branches falls on the day of the 18 days. Depending on the year, there are sometimes two "earth-use clowns" in summer, so in Japan, there are four or five "earth-use clowns" per year.

There is a saying in Japan that says, "Eat eel on the occasion of Togyo Ushi," and it is traditionally believed that eating eel around the time of Togyo Ushi will make you strong and healthy, so around the time of Togyo Ushi every year, various traditional events are held. Therefore, every year around the time of "Touyoshu," a variety of traditional events are held by local people, and merchants also take advantage of the occasion to hold sales promotions for unagi, and consumption of unagi becomes more concentrated, especially during the summer season of "Touyoshu," when the weather is hot and you need to replenish your body's energy. For this reason, the Japanese festival is commonly called "Unagi Matsuri" (Unagi Festival).

Traditional eel dishes in Japan traditional eel dishes are 12 kinds, respectively, eel sandwiches - hamburger, eel rice balls, eel - lentil salad, eel rice, eel meat, eel rice, white grilled eel, eel loose, eel seaweed rolls, mixed boiled eel, eel in tea, eel rice rolls.

The most popular way to eat eel is kabayaki. The way it is prepared varies from place to place. In the Kanto region, unagi is cut from the back, slowly roasted over charcoal, steamed, and then roasted over medium heat while brushing with sauce.

In Kansai, on the other hand, the eel is cut from the belly, threaded onto a wooden skewer, dipped in seasoning and grilled directly. The grilled eel is served on a bed of steaming hot rice and topped with sauce to make "unagi chunks" or "unagi on top of rice," which is popular at any time of the year.

Japanese organizations

Eel farming in Japan began in 1879. There are five national eel industry organizations*** in Japan, including two eel farming organizations: the Japan Eel Farming and Fisheries Cooperative Association (JEFCA) centered in Aichi and Shizuoka Prefectures, and the National Eel Farming and Fisheries Cooperative Association (NEFCA) centered in Kyushu Prefecture. "

Live eels are also being raised in Japan.

There is one private organization of live eel dealers, the National Federation of Freshwater Fish Fisheries Cooperatives; one private organization of eel feed producers, the Japan Fish Feed Association; and one organization of live and baked eel importers, the Japanese Eel Importers' Association. There is one organization that imports live and roasted eels, the "Japan Eel Importing Association".

These private organizations and groups play an important role in promoting the development of the Japanese eel industry and international trade, as well as international cooperation and exchange.

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