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Dutch may have to ditch eel as delicacy
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December 11, 2009, Friday
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SMOKED eel on toast looks set to become an even rarer treat in the Netherlands, as the main Dutch supermarket group plans to stop selling the endangered fish next year.
Following moves by smaller competitors, Albert Heijn said it would phase out all eel products on its shelves next year and would introduce a different fish sort as a more sustainable alternative to the popular national delicacy.
The European eel is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, with its population dropping 95 percent in the past four decades. The Dutch arm of environmental group WWF said eating an eel roll is like consuming a panda sandwich.
The eel also holds a special place in Dutch history. In the 19th century, people died in the "eel uprising" that followed a ban on the sport of "eel pulling," which involved stringing a rope across a canal and hanging an eel for people on boats to try to grab.
Following moves by smaller competitors, Albert Heijn said it would phase out all eel products on its shelves next year and would introduce a different fish sort as a more sustainable alternative to the popular national delicacy.
The European eel is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, with its population dropping 95 percent in the past four decades. The Dutch arm of environmental group WWF said eating an eel roll is like consuming a panda sandwich.
The eel also holds a special place in Dutch history. In the 19th century, people died in the "eel uprising" that followed a ban on the sport of "eel pulling," which involved stringing a rope across a canal and hanging an eel for people on boats to try to grab.
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