Eels from Taiwan arrive in Japan for eel-eating season

NARITA, Japan - Workers at Narita airport, outside Tokyo, show off eels which had just arrived from Taiwan on July 26. They are part of large shipments of eels which began arriving in Japan to meet a surge in demand created by a centuries-old custom of eating eels at the height of summer. The imported eels are packaged to be prepared in the ''kabayaki'' method, in which they are charcoal broiled and flavored with teriyaki sauce.

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