Eel as food

Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length from five centimetres (2 in) to four metres (13 ft), and are used in various cuisines around the world. Japan consumes more than 70 percent of the global eel catch.

Eel blood is poisonous to humans and other mammals, but both cooking and the digestive process destroy the toxic protein.

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