England. Making Me Proud To Be A Pseudo-American Since....Since America Started. I Guess They Were Around First.

This entry is just going to write itself. Click below for the original Telegraph article.
"Traditional British Eel, Pie, & Mash shop is under threat because of dwindling supplies of the fish".

Ahhh yes I forgot, Britain's pressing Eel shortage. Well that's terrible news for my palate. Seems to be bad news for the unfortunate looking creatures as well. Poor little guys.

I'm as cute as I taste. I promise.

Perhaps this meal is under threat because the British population realized that eel is disgusting. When did a fish that looks like it's under the constant thread of being possesed by the devil become considered a delicacy?

Delicacy as mentioned:

Alright. Who sneezed on my veggie burger n' potatoes?

The article continues to give the reader a colorful description of the dish's future:

"Jellied eels could soon join the ranks of haslet, stotty cake, and bara birth as a dish that is only found in rare pockets of Britain"

A. It's imperative that I know the contents of anything entitled "Stotty Cake" and "Bara Birth" immediately.
B. That list of vile concoctions needs to stay in those little rare pockets of Britain. We may have adopted your language guys, but you make sure to keep that cuisine on your side of the pond.

Not to stray from their traditional English style - the article starts to condescend a bit to the reader when describing the eel meal:

"....Jellied Eels, an acquired taste..."

Great, thanks - that gives me enough to work with.

I love it: An acquired taste. It's Jellied Eel. The stuff is going to taste like total garbage whether I'm eating it for the 67th time or the first. Don't pull your snobbery on me. You're serving an eel, on a plate, to your customers.
It's a slimy eel that you've jellied.
You've managed to double slime an eel.

YOU LOSE.

This recipe definitely tampers with your overall goal of kitchen sophistication don't you think? You guys really should have just stopped at tea n' crumpets.

To be fair, this eel shortage seems serious and is starting to hinder family businesses:

Jeff Goddard, whose family opened their eel, pie and mash shop in Deptford, south London in 1890, said: "Eels have been part of Britain's history for two or three hundred years and it would be sad if they were to die out and no-one gets to try a real British experience."

Don't worry about me Jeff. Russell Brand was in town not too long ago. The women of other nations are sure to get their British experiences granted eventually.