Eel raising less and less eel-flavored catfish

Original title: eel becomes an endangered species "eel-flavored catfish" cultured in Japan to solve the problem

Eel cuisine

An eel farming company in Kagoshima prefecture has announced that it will raise eel-flavored catfish commercially, Japanese media reported. Strive to breed about 100000 of them before the "soil ugliness Day" in 2016.

Japanese media pointed out that in recent years, due to the reduction of natural eel seedlings needed for eel farming, eel prices have continued to rise. The company strives to sell Roasted Fresh Catfish and others next year at a price lower than the price of eels.

"We have created a way for more consumers to taste catfish," said Hirofumi Makihara, president of the company, who held a press conference in Osaka, expressing his expectation of promoting the relevant products in the future. The business is headed by Japanese catfish production, founded by Makihara, with Lu Changyan, a research and development staff and associate professor at Kinki University, as chairman.

Prior to this, Kinki University conducted repeated experiments on bait and water quality management, and successfully developed a catfish species with no earthy taste and similar taste to eel. Roads will provide technical support for aquaculture.

At the press conference, Lu said that "I hope catfish food can be easily tasted in restaurants everywhere in the future."