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   Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 15-Jul-2024 13:22:44 JST Minoru Saba

   • Cat 🇵🇸

   "Last summer, Nisshin released 1,000 sets of nazo unagi online which sold out in a minute. This year, the company will sell a limited quantity at some stores in the Kanto region from July 20"
   https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20240709-197520/

   🔸Post by @catrionagold on faux salmon brought to mind recent TV news re plant-based "nazo unagi" (mystery eel).
   Have been told grilled egg-plant with kabayaki sauce gets close to the real mccoy, but may need a lot of imagination🙂
   https://mastodon.social/@catrionagold/111743248524549016
   #NazoUnagi #eel #Japan

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     Cat 🇵🇸 (catrionagold@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 09:19:24 JST Cat 🇵🇸

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     @minorusaba Clearly there is serious demand!

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     Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 09:19:24 JST Minoru Saba

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     • Cat 🇵🇸

     @catrionagold Japanese eel is mostly farmed, but mainly depends on catching at sea natural eel larvae whose numbers have been declining drastically, thus grilled eel has become too expensive for casual dining.

     So people came up with passable substitutes such as eggplant and Nissin's plant-based "nazo unagi".
     cf. Vegan Unagi Don (Eggplant ‘Unagi’ ): https://www.okonomikitchen.com/vegan-unagi-don/

     Full-cycle aquaculture has been achieved, but costs are still too high.
     https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15047625