How Jellied Eels Are Made In East London | Regional Eats
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2021
- If you had to name one staple food of the East End of London, it would no doubt be jellied eels. Jellied eels and London have a history that is hundreds of years old, going back to the times when the eel population was thriving in the River Thames. Today, despite the eels disappearing from the river, a handful of local merchants remain. One of these is Barneys, an East End institution, run by Mark Button, by his father Eddie before him - Mark’s son has even gotten involved. Despite the challenges, Mark believes that jellied eels are far from being on the verge of disappearing.
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How Jellied Eels Are Made In East London | Regional Eats
Watching in the middle of the night starving. Now I'm not hungry anymore.
You may be on to something. People can search UA-cam for videos of foods they consider hideous, make a big compilation video and force themselves to watch it when they feel like going off their diet!
@@CindyCindyBoBindy really? Never knew that. This one just popped up on my tl
@@CindyCindyBoBindy watched a bunch of indian street food compilation once, that shit set me up straight for my path to lose weight
@@muhammadadamarahman6488 bro why would u comment on A 3 YEARS OLD COMMENT???
@@Giveme100ksubs"Bro why would you comment on a publicly viewable comment on a publicly viewable video in a publicly available media platform?!?!"
I feel like the Japanese have perfected eel cuisine with charcoal grill and teriyaki sauce
I love grilled eels
Try korea...
@@gr3vis Korea has the best grilled eel.
Korea and Japan as well as China have really good Eel dishes. Jellied Eels are gross af tho.
@@gr3vis na
"I like the saltiness of the jelly with the fish - I think they go very well together" is the epitome of what can be said about British cuisine
Not really, but okay
@@rockolutheran100%
Literally they are only found in the London area and even there they are not that popular, also like everyone rude about British food i bet you haven't actually tried any.
@@nealgrimes4382 bruh, they be boiling fish in parsley water and turning them into jello. Forget not popular, why aren't they out of business?
These people will eat ethiopian slop then try bag on an english breakfast. Theyre just a55mad they arent us 😂 @nealgrimes4382
England: conquers the whole world for SPICES.
Also England: Jellied eels. 😂
So ewwww. 🤮
Its actually really delicious
Portugal conquered it first and their food is great because they USED the spices!
I am from London, and we definately do not eat this!
@@-Naz they actually do just because you personally don’t doesn’t mean others don’t it’s a very common thing in east london and south east.
The eel looks like it would be good without the jelly.
The eel can be cooked and prepared in many different ways
the gelatin is there to preserve it
These shops sell them steamed with mash and liquor as an alternative
The jelly retains a lot of food value that would normally be lost during cooking. You must remember this was originally a low cost food source for people that could not afford to be wasteful.
Dutch eel is the best. Smoked.
As a proud Englishmen, I don't know a single person that has EVER eaten jellied eel, except for my old Nan who was an East End girl, from Bow & she loved them! She only died last year & was still lapping them up; when she could get them up here in Warwickshire.
My mum loves them.
Ive eat them everyone i no has eat them were in england are you from its a london thing
I take away your english card
@@brendanhynes1252 Leicestershire/Warwickshire mate. Pork pies & Stilton lol. Not eels 🤢🤢🤢
Not to criticize , but you should try them . Just like calamari , oysters or chitterlings , these are a prime example of what a poor culture does to make the best of what there is . Even North American lobsters were once poor people food , in fact they were fed to prisoners in New England.
Yeah, the eels didn't "dissappear", it's called overfishing, mate.
No, its called pollution
@@petem6354 no lol just no. It’s over fishing
It's both overfishing and pollution.
Overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction.
@@tegucigalpa4696 they farm eels
When I was in London studying abroad, me and my professor made a long trek in the cold and rain to an old pie and mash shop in the east end that served stewed and jellied eel. It was fantastic.
You and your professor 🤔?
@@liz_lemon421 😂
The ole English professor trick ey. Only posh exchange students fall for that ole trick.
He tricked ya and gave some other eel and mash. Ieuw.
Really though...?
@@Stoney-Jacksman ha ha ha🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌️✌️👋👋🇨🇦🇨🇦
I just have one question: why?
It was traditionally eaten by the poor because thats what was available. The fact it has survived as a dish since the 18th century even surprised the guy cooking it.
Because people haven't always had access to relatively cheap, "normal" proteins?
@@TheLiverpoolDelta Why jelly tho????????????
Good shelf life.
@@connormullen8823 "Jelly" is a misleading term, I think. People have been preserving foods in aspic for a long time.
Hell, if you've ever had leftover roast chicken or a ham it's basically the stuff that solidifies at the bottom of the container the meat is in. That's all this stuff is.
*quietly removes London from his travel list.*
Sorry, no hard *EELINGS.*
@@SimonaCapodannoOfficial that's just not true. London has all sorts of food one of the most multicultural cities in the world
London is great for African cuisine, carribean cuisine there is endless choice. Curry is huge across all the the UK. London is a very good food city
London has great food it’s so diverse.
Only good food in London is the foreign food
@@jaykiefonseca you know typical italian food is not only pasta and pizza, etc...
I’m British and never ever have wanted to try these.
I feel like this is more of an old person thing haha
i eel sorry for you
You mean you are Bri'ish
I’ve never even heard of this.
Sound disgusting.
Give Korean BBQ Eel a try if you can, you won't regret it.
Grilled eel looks, smells delicious. Why jelly them?
Traditionally it would’ve preserved the eels, so now it’s just how it’s done
Preservation, and then just became an acquired taste
@troy krentzs Even after 1000s of years of conquering for spices they yet haven't learned to cook...
@JL Trained professionally in French cuisine.
@JL The exception, not the rule.
"Now... they've disappeared" is one way to put harvesting them in a completely unsustainable way and driving them into extinction
Really weird how they keep bringing that up over and over without a second thought
@@Warheart11 He's giving bitterness without an ounce of self-reflection on his industries practices
All that overfishing for JELLIED EELS
@@innerecho9468 Ikr, at least grill them and make them taste good if you're going to overfish em
@@goby3807 agreed
I love Claudia. I think she is the only decent reporter here. Not annoying with acting overly excited or exaggerating feelings like these typical American influencers.. Calm, yet informative and respectful
Pretty much most British presenter are calm. Lol
looks like an acquired taste tbh :)
It really is! I personally love them but most my friends really don't, but if you have a chance to try them definitely do so
Jellied Eels or British cuisine?
@@stratcheck9197
Well stuff like fish and chips and english breakfast are nice all round, most of it is rancid tho
I’m not going to judge because I’ve never had it
I'm sure that if you were blindfolded and instructed to taste test a new dish (by Ramsey or Blumenthal for example), you would love the flavour. But I admit they're not visually appealing, which is what puts most people off. However, someone once said "the first person to eat an oyster was very brave"...
Pretty sure this recipe started as a practical joke but slowly caught on.
Get a life
My father in law liked jellied eels. Funnily enough he got them all to himself.
Smoked eel is completely different and delicious.
Never had it before, willing to give it a try before I judge!
cant be worse than a bat
@@captivesojourner that comment is so unnecessary
@@captivesojourner that is so racist
They're really nice, I'd recommend!
Olumide So is yours. You are commenting on what other people can say? Ok then you need to shut up.
If you don't have an eel drawer...👀
What are you doing with your life
avoiding Jellied Eels, then again i cant talk too much shit i eat haggis :)🤣
Um nah fam this looks like nasty ass jello
Still have my bowl every Sunday! Coated in vinegar and pepper with a bit of crusty bread 👌🏻 Hated the idea of it as a kid, watching my east end fam inhale them but as I got older I acquired the taste! Can't beat getting stewed eels in liquor (a green parsley sauce) from traditional London pie and mash shops.
Vinegar melts the jelly
Would you eat jellied eels with the pie and mash as well or just the stewed eels with hot food?
that all sounds fantastic. but, maybe thats my Polish-English- Welsh /American heritage dialing in 🍺
@@eddienebula6084 nah its a white people thing 😎
Im from brazil and i really want to try it someday
She’s been dreading this moment I can tell. And so would I!
"nice wiggle" shes hilarious 😂😂😂
Shouldn’t they just add some spice and fry it in the pan instead making them into jelly fruits.
wypepo
There's no fruit involved. Not all jellies are sweet.
People also gelatinized meat..
Think jelly was n is for longer shelf life. But Asians are on point with cooking eel too
@@unkleRucker21 Japanese unadon looks so damn good to me.
This is so wholesome and informative. Thank you.
I really enjoyed learning about this. Thanks to all involved
I love this Channel, excellent content and so entertaining. Watching this on our TV with my young daughters, we find it so interesting 🇬🇧
I see the man cutting the eel and I am here sweating for him.
My American brain: “So people in the UK pronounce the “H” in Herb and the “T” in Filet.. interesting”
It's there in the word so yeh. Everywhere but America does that. I guess Jamaicas don't pronounce the H in herb either.
Following French pronunciations.
It’s cause we have a rhotic accent. Meaning we acc pronounce the letters in words properly.
And pls explain how Herb is pronounced urb.
@@thomasnew2113 French pronunciation? Like “Filet Mignon”? (Coulda swore the “t” was silent there)
I kept hearing "JELLY DEELS" 🤣🤣🤣
I hear Jelly Dill, like pickle dill
Me, too. 🤣🤣🤣
True! Because of her accent and pronunciation, the "d" sounds connected to eels.
love this
She's got the best deals on jelly
we eat smoked eel here in southern Sweden, although it's gotten pretty rare these days because it's considered an endangered species
Ah yes I'll have none of that please
I'd definitely give these a try!
Just too bad that these kinds of food(s) for the working class, are now so expensive.
Brisket/corned beef is a perfect example.
Used to sell brisket for $12 a pound, up to $22 a pound in the states now
damn she really crazy she gets an A+ for going all in on those eels
I would Love to try jellied eels. Ever since I read about them being eaten in "King of the Wind," as a kid, I've wanted to try them.
Well done for presenting this Claudia. You're helping to keep alive an important tradition!
I love it how the Owner of the factory too wants to eat a piece of the fish and he kinda enjoys it. That says whether a product is good or not. I will love to try it.
In Poland we have similar dish- jelly made with chicken or pork. We eat it with a bit of vinegar.
On my next visit to London, I must try jellied eels.
Interesting video. As a Brit I've never tried Jellied Eels but I'm now willing to give them a try.
well two years later how were they?
Thanks for sharing and lovely 😊
I'm glad to see another jellied eel video
The fact that almost all comment doesn't like jellied eel i feel outcasted as someone who actually like it
Same, I don't know about the others in this comment section but I would like to try jellied eels one day.
I would very much like to try them
You should
People don't have food culture because they are used to judge food based on how it looks and not actually trying it. Even food for them is "fashion".
I can guarantee most of the comment section has never actually eaten it. People are just put off by how it looks I think. I'd be willing to try it once at least 😁
The eel fishery in Northern Ireland is literally down the road from me, yet it is a fish I have never tried!
First, a bow to Claudia, whose curiosity gives us an opportunity to explore regional foods we would never see or experience.
From the comments, it seems many would starve without fast food “cuisine”. Fortunately, Claudia looks out for more adventurous palates and the culinary traditions of the world. Anyone care for souse meat aka head cheese from the Southern USA or to those of the regional cancel culture, pickled herring?
I'd love some if I had access to them :") animal innards should be given more attention and credit, they taste good if cooked and cleaned properly!
No it just means people are disgusted by savory jelly like me.
I don't eat organs or innards gladly, you can quit the lame sarcastic superiority
Adventuresome and discriminating! Sounds like you’re enjoying your food journey, taking care of yourself and being sensible. Best wishes.
@@bparrish517 Thanks! I will gladly discriminate against nasty shit lol
I like Claudia's curiosity.
Classic deep-fried eel or an Unagi do taste really good, I think this one might be acquired taste
unagi is just means eel in japanese, just sayinnn
Im willing to try it! I love eels! And the jellied part doesn't phase me since my asian people eat pork blood jello/pudding after all lol
People shit talked haggis but when I tried it in Scotland, it was hella good! Instead of knocking it down and sticking to your burgers and fries, maybe try to expand your taste buds more. There's so many cuisines to try and every country has something that would seem really gross to others but once you try, it usually is good.
I wouldn't mind trying eels either. Haters are picky eaters and judge because they are ignorant and dumb.
Love the outshooting 👍
As someone who never had jellied eels this looks very appetising and not gross at all, would definitely want to try it.
Stop lying to urself ✨✨💫
@@danishh1385 what?
Stop lying to yourself
@@danishh1385it doesn’t taste that bad, it’s quite good i’d say
My dad said 70 years ago him and everyone he knew in london hated jellyd eels 😂
He said the kids would dump them outside the school (even if they had nothing to eat from their rations)
Really
Understandable
shame considering that the gelatin provided by the united states is being wasted in the thames and the eels killed to feed the hungry is thrown away
Jellied eels loooooooks to 😬😬😬😬😬
Unfortunately I can't get fresh eels here in Germany, only smoked ones 😢😢.
In London I tried jellied eels at M. MANZE in Tower Bridge Road but was very disappointed because it was completely tasteless. Seemed that they had forgotten vinegar and salt
Looks good!
Never realized it was served cool. I'm not saying I wouldn't try it, I'll happily try anything once, but eel jell-o tests that maxim...
Im a big foodie and love pretty much all foods, but jellied eels are just objectively gross
Tried it once, never again. But my family love it.
Poor, hungry and absence of options would have overcome consumer resistance in earlier days.
You may be intesrested with beef jello
well that’s ur opinion.
I would still want to try it
Food Insider having a decent host for once🤨
Claudia is the only reporter who I tolerate and honestly, appreciate.
At least it is not the one lady with the eyes 🤣
Hasn't this gal done every s3 episode?
But Claudia has been doing all the regional eats episodes lately
@@wonderingruiva3031 dammit man😂😂😂😂
I'll have to try this one day.
Love em, can’t get them regularly where I live but do whenever I can
We have a similar food here in China that is jellied worms or whatever name it is
made of big worm like creatures lurking on the ruggy beach of the Fujian province
they are really the 'eats by the sea' product, and whatever others think of them they are good food and I like them
eating it reminds me of cold wind from the sea and the neverending wave of winter tide
There's so much hate from other cultures regarding British food, but it's actually quite varied and unique
I've watched a whole bunch of these and Claudia does a good job of not being a euro-snob when it comes to british food and actually seems to really like a lot of it. Points to her!
Not British food, just this one. It looks like they drain the flavour and then making it even yucky. Mucousy meat is not appetizing.
@@yuvanraj2271a black breathing isn’t a nice sight either
Mate, theres hate from the Brittish regarding Brittish food, what are you on about?
Worst kitchen in Europe, arguably the world.
The UK favorite dish is Tiki Masala, a Brittish version of a Indian dish...
@@tott598 So you don't argue at all that taste is subjective? italians may love spaghetti carbonara, Brits love an english roast? who's to say one is somehow better than the other? (other than a majority of europeans who aren't brits just hating on british food for seemingly no reason?)
as a nordic person i adore british food
Wow. Amazing
Host did an incredible job.
Used to catch an eel occasionally in the river at the foot of my aunt's garden. Mother not keen as she had to cook it!
Never thought I'd live the day when the pure sight of a food made me tear up, but here we are
I am watching this video for the third time... IDK why but I like this
I’m from Southend. Everyone still loves it down here, almost like a tradition.
That eel killing warning didn't help very much.
libs
Deal with it.
Man-child
Yeah because it was just an eel getting prepared
Sissy
Cool but not sure if I would try Eels 🤔
The meat's texture is like fish meat and kinda taste the same. Closest thing I can compare it to is Catfish...
@@BHZRD-em8gn eel tasts like pollock it nice jellied eels not so much lol
Yeah I'm with you lol. I couldn't eat cold, jellied eel.
My nan used to try and get me to try them - no way - I was 36 before I tried my first jellied eel - dang, I've been missing out!
@@BHZRD-em8gn i love eel. Im so with u with comparing it wity cat fish. U need to try frog legs if u havent already
Claudia's presentation is exceptional.
I love seared eel out any other way it's prepared, like unagi sushi ❤️ however I'm tempted to try jellied eel now.
Excellent insight on how eels are prepared from start to finish well done barney and the boy i love jelled eels,keep smiling be good John
Does anyone know if Jellied Eels can be made with saltwater eels? I’ve been trying to make this dish at home, and there’s a market near me that sells saltwater eels, though some of the recipes I’ve found online call for freshwater eels. Just curious.
I'm sure you could probably do it gelatin is basically made from collagen from Bones and connective tissue melting down lots of animals can be made into gelatin
@allenchildress6861 These are silver eels that are born in the sea, come into rivers as elvers, spend most of their life in fresh water and return to the sea to breed and die. Conger eels found in the sea are traditionally made into soup, but can be cooked in other ways. I would have thought that most conger eels would be too big to turn into jellied eels. The moray eel found in tropical waters is eaten by the Japanese as a delicacy.
I want to try them! And pie and mash!
Parsley liquooor
@@realredfox parsley liq-ah
Super cool video, would be Interesting to see more emphasis on the history about how it was a staple for the British diet
Yum , grew up on jellied eels I wish I can get some now ..
I’d never be brave enough to try this lol 😂
I love jellied eels, my only complaint is today’s quality is far from what they were.
The eels now are much smaller. More bone, less meat.
Are jellied eels still popular? And are they still economical? I really wish I could go back to when I was a kid to try them.
I'm starving after watching that. Going to old Leigh tomorrow for some with plenty of vinagar and white pepper and a pint of ale ❤️ can't beat it.
If you heat jellied eels, will it become eels soup?
Yeah
Most people are put off by the eel's body length, but it's NOT related to snakes at all, it's a FISH and really delicious. Also super high in omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals of every sort.
Lovely
Stable video 👍
This is more of a London thing than a British thing. No-one in 3x of the British towns I grew up in eats jelled eels. In fact this is my first time hearing about it.
I like how earlier in the video he was all 'They said there'd be no more eels in London and here we are still' and later he says 'yeah there's no eels left in the Thames we import them from Holland'
I wish you publish this on january 2020 when i was food hunting in London
I wanto try it!! 🤤🤤🤤
I have seen this exact video before.
Good ol english cuisine
@F A few londoners are actually eating jelied eels
@བློུ་བོལྒ་ཀྱུ། Bloubolg Kyaw You're the one who's trashing, I just said "good ol english cuisine", interpret as you may.
I'm really curious about the taste. Really want to try one
I wouldn't mind trying this.
I was surprised to eat eels in London! I often eat eels in Japan. But I like beef and sushi.
Eels are cool. If Intnl travel is ever safe again I'd try this. And a random note as I get older I can't bear to see living things die or be hurt waaa but also eh. Was interesting to watch I guess. Eels up inside yerr!
YES! "Findin' an entrance where they can!"
OMG I luv those eels. My No 1 food I miss.
Glad to know every unique culinary every country
first time i visited england in july 2019, i had jellied eels near my hotel in battersea london at a place called golden pie and they were quite good
also had a side of mash and gravy
Coming as I do from Southend-on-Sea which is further along eastwards on the Thames estuary coast (although not there now, alas), I can tell you these are really delicious, and I miss terribly having access to buy them. I prefer to eat mine with a little bit of brown (malt) vinegar and ground white pepper (but not black pepper).
Coming from Braintree I would never eat it , looks disgusting 😬
@@garryleeks4848 I bet you any money that if I did a blind test on you, you would love it. Ever had chicken in aspic? Same thing. But yes, humans eat with their eyes.
@@droses1600 don’t like jelly especially with eels 😬😬😂
@@garryleeks4848 Not even fruit jelly and trifle?? Gelatin is actually very nutritious and beneficial to health, especially for nails and hair.
@@droses1600 I like strawberry jelly, but fishy jelly no way 😬😬😂
I'd try it, interesting tradition.
That Simon. With that knife and his stature, you don't want to mess with that fella!
Yummy. It looks like beer food or some asian streetfood you'd see people eating with chopsticks.
This food reminds me of jellied food from russia 😆 (aspic) savory jelly :) I want to try it though. But quite interesting how british came to other countries to get their spices and they have this. However, maybe this is authentic british dish.
Smoked eel is soooo good ! And grilled eel
Looks yummy!