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The holidays are coming up, and I know what you're thinking: how should I cook all these eels? What would medieval people do (WWMPD?)
Well don't fret, friends. I'm here to help! That's right...buckle up for a historic eel cooking thread! #CookingWithEels 1/13
Well don't fret, friends. I'm here to help! That's right...buckle up for a historic eel cooking thread! #CookingWithEels 1/13
So...one of the most common ways to prepare eels was to salt and smoke them. In the Middle Ages, eels were cold smoked.
Flay them, brine them for a long time, and them smoke them for longer. It took several months to do it right. 2/13
Flay them, brine them for a long time, and them smoke them for longer. It took several months to do it right. 2/13
"But I want to eat eel now!"
I hear you. You still have to flay it. Just about every eel recipe for eels starts with: "take eles & fle hem."
The prescribed method is to nail the eel's head to a board, cut the skin just below the head, & then pull it off like a sock. 3/13
I hear you. You still have to flay it. Just about every eel recipe for eels starts with: "take eles & fle hem."
The prescribed method is to nail the eel's head to a board, cut the skin just below the head, & then pull it off like a sock. 3/13
