China Series : Eating Hu Chiu

My maternal grandmother used to tell us about her life in Minqing, China.

One of the tasks she had to do as a child was to trap and catch padi field eels, called Hu Chiu.

during a visit to Minqing I saw eels being sold in the market and when I visited the farms, I saw the eel traps.

The traps are made of bamboo and are rather small tubular gadgets. They can be used over and over again. Sometimes during the months of low tide in the farms, the eels can even be caught by hand.



Eating eels in China.