We chose the ultimate combination of two whole eels, cooked two ways - one with the traditional sweet and salty sauce, and one simply lightly salted - served on a bed of fluffy rice. The dish is ...

The ricefield eel (Monopterus albus) is the only protogynous hermaphrodite freshwater fish. While the mechanism underlying the natural sex change in ...

Remove the eel from the steamer and top with the spring onion and coriander. Pour the oil over the aromatics to wilt them, then serve immediately with steamed rice and stir-fried green vegetables.

This then raises the price for eel bowls or unadon, eel on rice, which is a common way to eat it. In order to reduce costs, Japan's Fisheries Agency is working on the "complete" farming of eels.