HG is very fond of unagi (Japanese fresh water eel). It is always available, cooked and glazed, at the Whole Foods fish counter. HG likes it as an appetizer. Some slices with wasabi and sliced scallion. Chilled sake. Very civilized way to start a meal. HG also likes it atop a bowl of slightly vinegared rice. And, of course, in all the creative dishes a serious chef turns out at a good Sushi restaurant. In Japan, there are many restaurants that serve nothing but unagi — including the 160 year old Nodaiwa in Azabu where SJ was treated to an Unagi meal by the Eel Prince (whose family has been running Nodaiwa for 6 generations).
HG’s lovely Japanese daughter-in-law, Maiko, was saddened last year by the passing of her grandfather. He ate unagi every day. He lived to be 102.