Gasteropod looks at food through the lens of science and history. This episode is all about eels. They are one of the most expensive fish in the world on a per pound basis. And we have the scoop as well as a visit to america's only eel farm.
Where eels come from is a surprisingly difficult question to answer, in large part because scientists have never actually seen them reproduce in the wild. Gastropod explains why eels are somehow still so mysterious.