A processed food product made from eel meat that's been ground, mixed with other ingredients, and formed into cake-like portions.
Compound of 'eel' and 'cake' (from Old Norse 'kaka'). Common in European cuisines, especially Scandinavian and Dutch, where eel was a staple protein.
Eelcake represents how medieval societies had no food waste—every part of the eel was used, from skin to flesh, and scraps were turned into shelf-stable cakes that could feed workers and travelers.
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