Eel draws long lines on Day of Ox despite scorching heat in Tokyo
Despite rising food prices and extreme heat, Tokyo residents flocked to restaurants on the Day of the Ox to consume grilled eel. The tradition is believed to help people endure the summer heat, and stable supply levels have kept the delicacy accessible.
Long lines formed from early morning at kabayaki grilled eel stores and restaurants across Tokyo on Sunday, this year’s Day of the Ox, with the popular delicacy attracting customers despite scorching temperatures.Japanese people traditionally eat grilled eel on the midsummer Day of the Ox, believing it helps replenish energy and endure the summer heat.While food prices have risen across the board in the country, eel remains popular, with many restaurants either lowering prices or keeping them unchanged thanks to abundant baby eel catches last year.
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