jellied eels
London's gelatinous fish
Jellied eels are a traditional English dish, particularly associated with London's East End, consisting of chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock that sets into a savory jelly when cooled.
The dish is served cold and eaten with vinegar and white pepper.
Once a cheap staple of working-class cuisine, jellied eels are now nostalgic fare, found mostly at traditional pie and mash shops.
Savory meat-broth jelly
- jelliedSet in gelatin
- congealedSolidified when cooled
- wobblyTending to teeter
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
set · chilled · collagen · slippery · glistening · translucent · firm · cold
England's capital city
- East EndLondon district beyond the City
- pie and mashLondon pub grub duo
- market stallOutdoor vending booth
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
fishmonger · chippy · working class · Victorian era · pub food · mash · parsley sauce · vinegar
Liking developed over time
- specialtyArea of expertise
- British cuisineFood from the UK
- traditional foodCuisine from cultural ancestry
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
comfort food · cold dish · appetizer · regional dish · exotic · curiosity · novelty · artisanal
aspic
Savory meat-broth jelly
quivering · set · chilled · collagen · slippery · glistening · translucent · firm · cold · stocky
London
England's capital city
- East EndLondon district beyond the City
- pie and mashLondon pub grub duo
- market stallOutdoor vending booth
street food · fishmonger · chippy · working class · Victorian era · pub food · mash · parsley sauce · vinegar · white pepper
acquired taste
Liking developed over time
- specialtyArea of expertise
- British cuisineFood from the UK
- traditional foodCuisine from cultural ancestry
savory · comfort food · cold dish · appetizer · regional dish · exotic · curiosity · novelty · artisanal · old-fashioned
chopped
Cut into pieces
lemon juice · cooling · skimming · portioned · filleted · skinned · bones · seasoned · simmered
- British Foodsfish and chips, cheddar cheese, Yorkshire pudding, black pudding, Welsh rarebit
- East EndEast End, Bow Bells, Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel, cockney
- East LondonWhitechapel, Stratford, Shoreditch, Docklands, Tower Hamlets
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- jellied foodsaspic, head cheese, brawn, headcheese, Jell-O
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
jellied eelshaggis
Scottish offal pudding
beef Wellington · game pie · Cornish pasty · Yorkshire pudding · Welsh rarebit
jellied eelsfish and chips
Fried seafood with potatoes
fried chicken · crackling · toast · nachos · tempura
jellied eelscaviar
Cured fish eggs
foie gras · haute cuisine · lobster thermidor · oysters Rockefeller · beef Wellington
jelly, jellies, jellying, eels, gelatin, gelatinous, gelation