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Reinventing the eel: first lab-grown eel meat revealed (lighthouse-eco.co.za)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Wild freshwater eels are at risk of extinction due to overfishing but their meat can now be cultivated from cells

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I didn''t realize eels were in short supply. When I get sushi, unagi nigiri is one of my favorites, but first comes anything with masago/tobiko style fish eggs (both are tiny eggs). I'd happily trade lab-grown eel for wild. I'd be even happier to eat lab-grown eggs, but I suspect there's more of a trick to that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@memfree As far as I understand it, ocean eels are less of a problem, but freshwater eels are in increasingly short supply. Either way, I like this as an alternative.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Agreed!