Smuggling Baby Eels: The New Black Market

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week: Suitcases full of contraband. A smuggler who writes poetry in jail. And the chance to make thousands of dollars in one night. Reporter Otis Gray brings us the story of America’s eel fishing boom—and what happened when it got out of hand. Plus, Kenji López-Alt discusses the surprising science of salting scrambled eggs, and we make kefta in a creamy tahini sauce.

Get this week’s recipe for Baked Kefta with Tahini here.

Listen to Otis Gray’s “Sleepy” podcast here.

Music in Otis Gray’s piece is by Blue Dot Sessions.

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0:00.0	Hey this is Christopher Campbell and I need your help. We're working on our Thanksgiving episode and this time we'd love to hear about your weird Thanksgiving traditions.
0:09.0	Do you dress your turkey up in a bow tie? Maybe you plan extravagant theme meals every year,
0:14.7	or maybe you just play pranks on your guests.
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0:21.6	your most hilarious antics, your fun and unexpected foods.
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0:41.0	Please say your name and where you're calling from and thanks.
0:44.0	This is Mill Street Radio from PRX and I'm your host
0:51.0	Christopher Kimball.
0:52.0	Today we're going inside and I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.
0:53.6	Today we're going inside an international black market.
0:57.4	The goods were smuggled in duffel bags.
0:59.8	The deals were made at night on back roads,
1:02.4	and it came crashing down in an undercover sting operation.
1:06.6	All of this happened for a taste of eel.
1:10.5	Even people that would never put an eel to their mouth.
1:14.0	Oh, I'll never eat, I'll never taste that.
1:18.0	And then they haven't.
1:19.0	Oh my goodness, and they love it.
1:21.0	Later on the show, reporter, Odysis Gray brings us the story of America's
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