Animals that live in tropical areas have little scales, can breathe in the air, texture that tends to be slippery, has caudal fins that are elongated and have no ribs. Eels enter the fish group, so that eels are consumed by many people.
There are two types of eels that are widely found in Indonesia, namely rice eels and also swamp eels. If you want to consume eels that have a lot of meat, rice eel is the choice.
Nutrient content in eel meat is high in protein, minerals, vitamins and fats in eels as well as the benefits of fish, because eels are part of fish species.
If you want strong and strong bones, and to avoid or minimize the occurrence of bone loss or better known as osteoporosis, then it is feasible to benefit from eel meat. This is the same as the benefits of milk, the benefits of yogurt or the benefits of shrimp.
Calories contained in eels are also very high, high calories help meet the body's needs for activities in daily life. It also has to be careful when juxtaposing eel dishes with the benefits of white rice that has a lot of carbohydrates.
If you want to consume eels but are afraid of high levels of fatty acids and cholesterol, it is advisable to consume eel by roasting. The composition of fatty acids and cholesterol which are processed by roasting, have a small risk due to the process of burning eel meat. So that the fat contained in eels will melt and make the fat content decrease.
Unlike the processing of fried eel, fried eel using oil, actually makes the oil in the eel increase. Because the fat content does not melt perfectly in the eel.