In medieval London, everyone from kings to peasants ate eels. But by the 19th C eels had largely become a street food.
In 1851, London imported 9.8 million live eels per year (mostly from Holland). 70% went to street vendors selling hot buttered eels in poorer parts of the city. #eels#medieval#history#london
@ClaireFromClare@meerlala@greenleejw@histodons is eel endangered as a result of over fishing or pollution? The Hudson River in New York is still recovering from industrialization until the 80s
@ClaireFromClare@greenleejw@histodons smoked eel is now a very pricy delicacy in my country, the Netherlands. (20 years ago it was “just” pricy). Don’t know when that changed, but I’m no eel historian.
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