Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country’s rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/haiti-gangs-baby-eels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #haiti #eels #caribbean
Crowds lined up at grilled eel restaurants in Japan on Saturday, this year's Day of Ox, hoping to survive the intense heat by eating the summer delicacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/day-of-the-ox-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eels #food