grilled eel
Barbecued serpentine fish
Grilled eel is eel cooked over direct heat, often brushed with a sweet soy-based sauce.
The dish is central to Japanese cuisine, where it's called unagi when freshwater or anago when saltwater, typically served over rice.
The preparation caramelizes the glaze while keeping the flesh tender: We ordered grilled eel at the sushi bar.
- unagiJapanese cuisine's eel
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- sticky glazeAdhesive culinary coating
- teriyakiSoy-mirin glazing method
- riceStaple cereal grain
rice bowl · charcoal · smoky · glazed · Japanese · sushi · sushi bar · savory · crispy · tender · skewered · caramelized · sweet · donburi · river · slippery · fatty · bamboo skewer
- eel dishesunagi, dragon roll