Unagi (movie)
is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, particularly the Japanese eel, . Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, often as '' kabayaki''. It is not to be confused with saltwater eel, which is known as ''anago'' in Japanese. In Japanese cuisine Unagi is served as part of ''unadon'' (sometimes spelled ''unagidon'', especially in menus in Japanese restaurants in Western countries), a ''donburi'' dish with sliced eel served on a bed of rice. A kind of sweet biscuit called ''unagi pie'' made with powdered unagi also exists. Unagi is high in protein, vitamin A, and calcium. Specialist unagi restaurants are common in Japan, and commonly have signs showing the word ''unagi'' with hiragana う (transliterated ''u''), which is the first letter of the word ''unagi''. Lake Hamana in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka prefecture is considered to be the home of the highest quality unagi; as a result, the lake is surrounded by many small restaurants specializing in various unagi dishes. U ...
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