Eel, anyone?

I met Donna, the check-out girl at the TK Supermarket,  and she invited Will and I to tour the eel plant where her husband is the manager.  It is a big operation.  They catch eel in the rivers and lakes in this area and ship them live to China, Japan, Belgium, U.S., etc.

Before our tour we had drinks and snacks at Donna's.  We always enjoy these opportunities to interact with the locals.

The pictures illustrate our tour.  The two eels on the floor show one that is too big and one that is too small so according to regulations they will be returned to a river or lake the next day.  The eels in the big tank with be put in oxygenated containers and sent via airplane to their destination.

They also smoke some of the eels.  We were given smoked salmon and smoked eel.  The salmon was supper last night and it was delicious.  We haven't opened the eel.  Will let you know how it tastes on a future blog.