Slicing a live eel (unagi)

Watch how a live eel is skillfully prepared and skewered at an unagi restaurant. Grilled unagi or eel is a popular delicacy in summer in Japan. Shot in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• japan
• narita
• chiba
• unagi
• eel
• cook
• うなぎ

[iPhTx3]

These comments show how desensitized the internet has made people to stuff like this. I dunno if thats a good or a bad thing.

[photojpn]

@iPhTx3 This video has elicited a lot of negative/hate comments as well. But since I don't allow profanity, racist remarks, and other offensive comments, such comments have not been approved to appear here. Rest assured, many people have been shocked/offended by this video.

[animaster9]

makes me so hungry -_-

[BillyJoe316]

It's food folks! Not capitol punishment! I'm sure that carrot you just ate screamed in silent agony when the top was cut, was peeled, sliced, and stir fryed as well.

Either way, that took some amazing talent!

[Gundamdesigner]

@MimiMadness94

Why don't you get a gun and go into the wild to mercy kill all the animals getting killed slowly and painfully then before you start criticizing people. Stop trying to force you're own beliefs onto others, even if you're "right".

Before you call that cruel, The cows that are herded for milk are forced to have baby calves every year to maximize productivity. What happens to the calves? They don't get fed, and they get sent to other companies to be killed.

They don't even get FED.

[MimiMadness94]

wow could you imagine how painful it would be to be nailed down in place and then feel your skin sliced away? Im not saying dont eat it, im saying kill it first! Geez it will still be fresh if it dies a few seconds before you slice its skin off. does no one see this as torture? like it or not that eel can feel whats happening and its in pain the last few miserable seconds of its life. how cruel.

[Acebooggie1]

This guy is good

[kgmetcalfe]

now that is some awesome fresh eel. cant complain about the prep, it was humanely dispatched. thing is, i have seen the same thing when crab and lobsters are prepared for consumption. is too bad those with negative opinions have to yap about that which they dont understand. awesome vid. thanks.

[assasin1418]

very cool knife what is it called

[MrNicetuber]

Why dont they kill the eel first?

[dachicagoan]

I would not like to reincarnate as anything that Asians like to eat

[meyt123]

try doing this yourself and it will take ages for you to prepare one. just look at the time taken for him to slice one perferctly! amazing!