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Jellied eels

Jellied eels
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Jellied eels
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Jellied eels
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FOOD HORROR #42 · London, United Kingdom

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Eel cooked in stock and chilled in its own jelly: an icon of East London pie-and-mash shops.

London, United Kingdomjellied eels recipe

What it is

Eel cooked in stock and chilled in its own jelly: an icon of East London pie-and-mash shops.

Why is Jellied eels on a site called Food Horrors? Because its ingredients, aroma or texture can surprise people who did not grow up with it. That does not make the dish inferior: this project treats unusual food as culture first, spectacle second.

Ingredients

How to prepare it

  1. Have the eel professionally cleaned.
  2. Cook thoroughly in seasoned stock.
  3. Set pieces in the strained cooking liquid.
  4. Chill promptly until jellied.

Taste, texture and how to serve

Approach the dish with a small tasting portion. The goal is not a stunt: observe aroma, temperature, texture and the traditional accompaniments. Strong flavours become easier to understand when tasted in their original culinary context.

Kitchen safety: Food-safety rule: use traceable, food-grade ingredients, keep cold foods properly refrigerated, prevent cross-contamination and cook animal products thoroughly when the recipe calls for it.

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