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This was wonderfully written and an excellent read.

I am sorry.

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Ha! Your condolences mean the world. Thanks for reading.

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So, jellied eel is nothing like jellied carp which is quite good. We had it at a Hungarian restaurant in London ages ago.

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Oh? Good to know. Perhaps I shouldn't give up on jellied fish just yet.

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Hero.

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Jan 16, 2023Liked by Spencer Brooks

Ha! When I briefly lived in Peckham I worked up my courage to try jellied eels at M. Manze. I didn't think it was as horrible as you did, but certainly never ordered it again. (The pies there are great; and the mash: recommended.)

Great piece, though. You writes gud.

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Jan 13, 2023Liked by Spencer Brooks

Sounds like gefilte fish to me: "Manischewitz Gefilte Fish has blobs of ground fish suspended in Nash and Freudenstein's cloudy, gelatinous goo."

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Oof. I've managed to avoid gefilte fish, despite a lifelong love of Jewish-American deli food. Matzoh ball soup, pastrami on rye, hamantaschen, latkes? Absolutely. I can even get behind the chopped liver. But that jiggly grey fish concoction always put me off as a kid.

And thank you for introducing me to a superb little piece of food writing. "A Patent For Fish Goo"—what a title.

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Aug 7, 2022Liked by Spencer Brooks

As the late great Anthony Bourdain might say, Rookie mistake. But it led to a wonderful piece, so maybe it was worth it. Thanks for making me laugh out loud!

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