tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195036990155736213.post1148546546867662283..comments2023-10-16T00:02:06.656+11:00Comments on Fare Dinkum : Eels Dam EelsGeorge Biron http://www.blogger.com/profile/03592491708632830206noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195036990155736213.post-91585943703038482092008-01-16T07:58:00.000+11:002008-01-16T07:58:00.000+11:00Hello Mr G the life cycle of the eel is extraordi...Hello Mr G the life cycle of the eel is extraordinary, all is revealed in the link to Skipton Primary School in the post. It is very similar to bird migration but even more magical in that it happens under-water check it out. Especially interesting as this young researcher has connected brilliantly to his local food network. Much is owed to primary school teachers. They move from dam to dam as the weather shifts. We have had very mysterious mass eel deaths in some big dams here like Lake Modewarre in the last couple of years that have not been explained by the biologists yet. Possibly algea blooms.<BR/>Vitello Tonnata deserves post of its own I will get on the case. Your version version sounds interesting.George Biron https://www.blogger.com/profile/03592491708632830206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195036990155736213.post-63006597091817464122008-01-16T06:21:00.000+11:002008-01-16T06:21:00.000+11:00Informative post about your water management issue...Informative post about your water management issues George. We too are on rain water & there is nothing like it for sweetness. The first thing I always do when I ghet back here is gulp a glass of it to wash away the memory of city water.<BR/>How resilient of those eels to be surviving in the mud! Do they just 'occur' or do they get introduced to the dams in Vic like yabbies?<BR/>We have an eel producer here near Deloraine who smokes them. They are also connected to an eel farm in Vic somewhere,<BR/>Anyway, ever on the regional bent, I used to do a dish in the Vitello Tonnato style incorperating poached & finely sliced Fallow Deer with some smoked Eel mayo with the usual garnishes. I really loved the full-on flavours, it sounds like too much on paper, but it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195036990155736213.post-1564027205011416262008-01-13T21:29:00.000+11:002008-01-13T21:29:00.000+11:00Thanks for your kind words.No eel here but we had ...Thanks for your kind words.<BR/>No eel here but we had our day in the forrest. It has been a long time since blooms like the ones on the ridge we found at Bambra have been around. <BR/>Will blog boletes and blewits when the season comes.George Biron https://www.blogger.com/profile/03592491708632830206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195036990155736213.post-16019613234774621112008-01-13T17:36:00.000+11:002008-01-13T17:36:00.000+11:00Oh George,I can't believe I left Victoria without ...Oh George,<BR/>I can't believe I left Victoria without coming to eat eel with you. It's one of my favourite things....<BR/>Last Western Districts eel I had was circa 1999 at Purumbeete with Will Studd.<BR/>Hope you and Dianne are well.<BR/>love<BR/>SWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com