Diners eat eel to take the edge off the summer heat, but its huge popularity has depleted stocksOversized inflatable plastic eels dangle from the ceiling of a supermarket in Tokyo as late afternoon shoppers inspect the real thing - beautifully packaged and prominently displayed - on the shelves
below.In specialist restaurants run by generations of the same families, diners eat sweetened broiled eel to take the edge off the heat and humidity of a Japanese summer. Continue reading...
