Mrs Miggins
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My Kiwi boyfriend reckons everyone in Britain eats jellied eels but I maintain that nobody does and if there is anyone that does, they are exclusively from the East End of London. Who's right?
Do you eat jellied eels?
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I come from a seaside town and jellied eels are normal fayre. No connection with London is needed.
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I am from the East end and have never eaten jellied eels. NEVER will.
Sea Star
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I love jellied eels. I count myself not from London, though I feel in my heart I am a Londoner.
I only discovered them about ten years ago, after I had eels in Amsterdam and enjoyed them. Wasn;t expecting to like them as much as I did. Now I'm mystified why people have such a problem with them.
I only discovered them about ten years ago, after I had eels in Amsterdam and enjoyed them. Wasn;t expecting to like them as much as I did. Now I'm mystified why people have such a problem with them.
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
I first tried them in a traditional pie and mash place near elephant and castle so I'm guessing they're not specifically an east London thing.
eta - why are multiple votes allowed? Surely this will lead to misuse and a skewing of the very important jellied eels results.
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Eel populations in the River Thames have fallen by 98% in just five years, scientists have said.
The numbers of eels - which have been a traditional east London dish for centuries - fell from 1,500 in 2005 to just 50 last year (2009)
BBC News - Eel populations in London's River Thames crash by 98%
("The dish, served in Pie and Mash shops, is made up of chopped eels, boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly and can be eaten hot or cold. Most eels used in Pie and Mash shops now come from Holland or Northern Ireland.")
Cant find more recent figures...
The numbers of eels - which have been a traditional east London dish for centuries - fell from 1,500 in 2005 to just 50 last year (2009)
BBC News - Eel populations in London's River Thames crash by 98%
("The dish, served in Pie and Mash shops, is made up of chopped eels, boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly and can be eaten hot or cold. Most eels used in Pie and Mash shops now come from Holland or Northern Ireland.")
Cant find more recent figures...
Mrs Miggins
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Cos I'm shit at pollsI first tried them in a traditional pie and mash place near elephant and castle so I'm guessing they're not specifically an east London thing.
eta - why are multiple votes allowed? Surely this will lead to misuse and a skewing of the very important jellied eels results.
kittyP
Pluviophile
I may be wrong but I think the eels used in jellied eels either don't come from the Thames or in comparison to other uses, JE take very little from the Thames resources...
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ska invita
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but they wouldve been thames eels back in the day (1800s)...when eels filled the river
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ska invita
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hard times
I'm not from London, although I've lived here most of my life. I eat jellied eels most weeks. I love them.
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This is me, aged about 15, not in London, at the fish stall I managed.
ETA:
This is me, aged about 15, not in London, at the fish stall I managed.
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kittyP
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kittyP
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kittyP
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Do you suck the jelly through your teeth?
No I don't.
I eat them like a civilised Londoner
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Did you sell cockles, prawns, winkles and the like?
I hope so!!!! I would have totally bought from you.
That is a superb pic.
kittyP
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Did you sell cockles, prawns, winkles and the like?
I hope so!!!! I would have totally bought from you.
That is a superb pic.
Alive alive oh!
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No I don't.
I eat them like a civilised Londoner
But the jelly must sliver and squelch in your mouth
....do you brush most of it off before eating the eels? Please say you do Kitty!
kittyP
Pluviophile
But the jelly must sliver and squelch in your mouth
No of course I eat the delicious jelly I just don't suck it though my teeth like a crone
I sold cockles, whelks, winkles, prawns. shrimps, scampi, crabs, and eels.Did you sell cockles, prawns, winkles and the like?
I hope so!!!! I would have totally bought from you.
That is a superb pic.
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I will take everything barr the eels. Give them to Kitty. On me.
OK kittyP grab a spoon, we're going inI will take everything barr the eels. Give them to Kitty. On me.
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