A NEGLECTED FOOD.
Sir, —It seems extraordinary to me, j n the scarcity of fish as reported in y our paper, that no uso is made of the in. exhaustible supply of eels available in this country. In England they are im- ' ported by the ton, principally from Hoiland, alive i:i vessels made to carry them They fetch the highest price, with the exception of one or two fish such as salmon and trout, in the market. Smoked they are considered a great delicacy. It seems a pity that such a valuable addition to tiie food supply of New Zealand and the possibility of the large export, of smoked eels should be entirely neglected. It is almost impossible to find any fishmonger in Auckland who supplies this fish. Eei-pie Island on the Thames, and Eel-pie House i;i London are among the places which make a specialty of supplying them, while in Nottingham the demand is so great that the supply always falls short of i:.
John Whitney
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20863, 4 May 1931, Page 12
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167A NEGLECTED FOOD. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20863, 4 May 1931, Page 12
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