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anals of british cookery:

jellied eels.

>> No.15032251

Cockneys aren't human.

>> No.15032252

>>15032247
Africa never even invented the wheel. Pathetic.

>> No.15032253

Posting British cuisine is the lowest of hanging fruit. You might as well be posting pictures of a laxative shit in a gas station toilet.

>> No.15032356

i dunno why they do this
eel is really good without the need for fucking gelatin

>> No.15032375

i really need someone to explain the reasoning behind putting eel, or other foods for that matter, in jelly
doesn't look appetizing in the slightest

>> No.15032377

>>15032356
Jellied eels come from a time when elver weren't overfished, so there were huge numbers of eels in the Thames. They were sold as the absolute trash-tier roadside food, roughly hacked up and boiled; the jelly was from the eel itself, not added gelatin.

>> No.15032393

>anal
based


did you mean annals?

>> No.15032428

>>15032375
>>15032356
The jelly comes from the collagen and such naturally present in the eel.

Personally I would like to try this dish. I'm a fan of aspic.

>> No.15032777

>>15032377
>>15032428
no i know but there are multiple ways to prepare eel that doesn't result in it sitting in jelly

>> No.15033096

>>15032247
It's not British, it's English. No one in Wales/Scotland/Ireland eats that and that's why we all want independence.

>> No.15033102

>>15032428
>I'm a fan of aspic.
who might that be?

>> No.15033266

>>15033096
Then don't call yourself british. Let england keep the title of britian.

>> No.15033284

>>15033266
>Let england keep the title of britian
brainlet

>> No.15033286

>>15033266
Don't call myself British, only English queers do

>> No.15033317

>>15032393
No, I think OP was pretty accurate in this situation.

>> No.15033321

>>15032247
I'd try that if it's sweet

>> No.15034409

>>15033102
Have you had it before?

I've never actually had a dish of aspic, but my favorite pate is packed in aspic and it adds something really nice

>> No.15035254

>>15032247
What the fuck is even the point of jellying it? Can't they drain the water before storing the eel chunks to prevent the jelly from forming? Doesn't the jelly fall apart in your mouth and water down the taste of the rest of your food? Does the jelly act as a preserving agent or something, help me understand the point of this. Even if it was traditionally served jellied, what was the original purpose?

>> No.15035267

>>15035254
the gelatin comes from the eel itself. it's essentially encased in eel parsley broth. back before fridges this kept the eels safe for consumption.

>> No.15035672

>>15032247
this is literal street trash food from 150 years ago

like this was what victorian hobos ate

>> No.15035677

People are so jealous of American and British food that's how we know it's the best