A meal of eel: it's a Japanese tradition on the year's hottest day.(Brief Article)

From: Esquire | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

It's hot. Damn hot. End-of-July, sun-beating-down, not-a-breeze-to-be-found hot. You're sluggish. You're drowsy. And you're faced with the question of what to choke down that won't -- given the nearly inhuman climatological conditions -- fight its way right back up.

Gentlemen, the answer to the question facing you is eel. That's right, plain old looks-like-a-snake-except-uglier eel. This is what the Japanese think on such days. This is what the Japanese eat. And they might be on to something, since when have you ever seen a sweaty Japanese?

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