anago

noun

ana·​go ä-ˈnä-gō 

: the flesh of sea eel used as food

Saltwater eel (anago) held the least allure, but even that tangle of gristly white flesh, like everything else, tasted unmistakably of the sea.

—Providence Cicero, Seattle Times, 21 Mar. 2008

… anago eel with miso broth …

—Nicole Alper et al., Gourmet, October 2001

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Japanese, "sea eel"

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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