On Apr 5, 8:38*pm, Richy > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought two eels, froze one, and gutted and cooked the
> other. The one that I froze had not been gutted, and where I bought
> them from I had asked for frozen eel but they said this was fresh and
> could be frozen, but did not mention having to gut them first.
>
> I've read that if an eel is not gutted and then frozen, the white
> flesh will be discoloured by blood. Will this affect the taste all
> that much? Is it still fit for consumption?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richy

I know from fishing nobody who is somewhat experienced would ever eat
a fish that was not gutted. Just wondering what eel is like and how
much it costs per eel unit.