EELS AS FOOD
Sir, —Mr. T. R. Maltwood stated in the first letter that fresh-water eels, a small varietv, made into eel pies principally, sold "for 2s per lb. in London, which is possibly correct. These sandeels are imported, as he says, from the Channel Islands. Mr. 0. E. 51ajor quotes quite another eel, the conga, a ferocious beast, landed in great numbers at certain seasons from the North Sea, but this fish does not sell at 2s per lb. in London, or any other 'place in the British Isles, its usual price being about 4d or sd, even inland at Leicester and Birmingham. I also disagree that New Zealand has a greater variety of fish than Britain, although I admit our rock oysters are pririie. Conga eel was certainly not one of the delicacies, and our fresh-water eel does not compare with the Channel Islands sand eel. It is coarse and mud-flavoured, whereas the sand eel is small, seldom above 12 inches in length and sweet-flavoured. H. G. Smith.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22499, 17 August 1936, Page 12
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170EELS AS FOOD New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22499, 17 August 1936, Page 12
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