Tears of Steel

I'm a pretty big fan of eel, and while it does have a pretty earthy flavour, I've never thought "mud". My aunt in Sweden makes a great creamy eel soup, and I'm quite fond of the ubiquitous BBQ eel sushi here in Canada, even if it is the only way to get my hands on eel.

Ripert is an idiot.

Eel tastes of, surprisingly enough,EEL!

Danish St Stephens day a smoked eel is a great centre piece to the table.

I used to live around the corner from French's Eel and pie house in Hackney london , and hile I never cared for the cockney fare of Jellied Eels Pie n Liquor , one thing I can say is that they, nor the Danish eel, tasted of MUD.

I love fried eel! My favorite dish growing up ... one day, I wandered to the back of the restaurant (I was a little kid) and saw how they prepared the eel :)

I agree with Polx, lot of misinformation by Ripert.

In Japan, its not glazed with miso, in fact, I dont think i've had eel glazed with miso in my life.

and, I don't think unagi sauce is not made out of miso:
http://www.sushiencyclopedia.com/sushi_sauce_recipes/unagi_sauce_recipe.html

*I don't think unagi sauce is made out of miso

is what I wanted to say

Greasy, fat smoked eel has such a great taste. I love eating eel from a newspaper with friends and a bottle of Dutch Jenever.

Ugh. One of the few nigiri/sashimi I really don't like. I just don't like the texture. I don't think I've ever had it grilled, though.

You omnivores are nuts. WHY??? Yuck, yuck, yuck.

I haven't had eel in a long time, but I remember it tasting very good - not muddy at all.

Eric Ribert... one of the most celebrated and revered seafood chefs in the world is an idiot? I'm pretty sure he knows way more about eel and food than you do.

I am living in Denmark at the moment and yes they do eat eel here. Along with many other disgusting pickled type things! Ewwww...

Eel is what I alway encourage people to try first at sushi bars if it's their first time. It tastes like awesome.

Re: Alan "Eric Ribert… one of the most celebrated and revered seafood chefs in the world is an idiot? I’m pretty sure he knows way more about eel and food than you do."

Marisa Tomei is also an Oscar-winning actress. Being celebrated by colleagues and being a dullard are not mutually exclusive.