Comments on: Ummera Smoked Eel – From Ballymore Eustace to Bandon http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/comment-page-1/#comment-136 conor Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:42:15 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/#comment-136 Interesting you say that because it is exactly how I was expecting it to be. Maybe it depends on the part of the eel that is used? Or when it is caught? There is a bunch of stuff about it on the Ummera site. Also, the site did answer my question about over-fishing. It turns out that eels are suffering from this like most fish so maybe it is a good thing (for them) they are not too popular here after all. Interesting you say that because it is exactly how I was expecting it to be. Maybe it depends on the part of the eel that is used? Or when it is caught? There is a bunch of stuff about it on the Ummera site.

Also, the site did answer my question about over-fishing. It turns out that eels are suffering from this like most fish so maybe it is a good thing (for them) they are not too popular here after all.

]]> By: Simon McGarr http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Simon McGarr Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:27:39 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/#comment-135 I won a smoked eel once. I'm very fond of smoked fish, so I was pleased as punch. Sadly, I found the texture gelatinous and slightly ill making. I appear to be outside the niche. I won a smoked eel once. I’m very fond of smoked fish, so I was pleased as punch. Sadly, I found the texture gelatinous and slightly ill making.

I appear to be outside the niche.

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/comment-page-1/#comment-129 conor Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:11:42 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/#comment-129 I got it in Urru in Bandon but the best way is from the <a href="http://www.ummera.com" rel="nofollow">Ummera web-site</a> as they say that supplies are patchy. Well worth seeking out! I got it in Urru in Bandon but the best way is from the Ummera web-site as they say that supplies are patchy. Well worth seeking out!

]]> By: Damien Mulley http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Damien Mulley Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:07:28 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/#comment-128 Oooh, yum. Where did you get this? Oooh, yum. Where did you get this?

]]> By: Podchef http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Podchef Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:59:04 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/02/ummera-smoked-eel-from-ballymore-eustace-to-bandon/#comment-125 My first taste of smoked eel was fantastic--part of a tasting plate at Ballymaloe. After that I couldn't get enough of it. I'd kind of forgotton about it since then, but I was just watching Hugh etc. in a River Cottage episode where he caught live eels and ate them in a classic Loire dish. Sadly the Great Pacific NW of the good old USA has plenty of water, salt and fresh, but not an eel worth eating. . . .Thank God for Ummera. My first taste of smoked eel was fantastic–part of a tasting plate at Ballymaloe. After that I couldn’t get enough of it.
I’d kind of forgotton about it since then, but I was just watching Hugh etc. in a River Cottage episode where he caught live eels and ate them in a classic Loire dish.
Sadly the Great Pacific NW of the good old USA has plenty of water, salt and fresh, but not an eel worth eating. . . .Thank God for Ummera.

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