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— by Connie Sceaphierde, grape Japan: Explaining to those who are new to Japanese cuisine, that grilled eel is one of the country’s best dishes often ends with shock, confusion and horror flashing across their fresh faces. So little is it known that eel comes in forms other than cold and jellified in a tin can, that people often turn their noses up at Japan’s unique and incredibly tasty unagi and anago dishes. Yet those of us who are brave enough to test the waters discover a whole new world of flavor, and cravings that no kaiten-zushi restaurant can suppress…

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