A new experience for those who love the night adventure, Baliedu provide a great educational tours to catch eel (Monopterus albus Zuieuw). We give another experience while offering a choice of educational tours at night while you are on holiday in Bali.
WHY CATCHING THE EEL
Eels has a lot of types. From family Synbranchidae, eel consists of 20 species were divided in 4 genera. Eels are found in several parts of the world from America to Europe and Africa. Asian swamp eel spread in Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, this eel spread in Java, Madura, Bali and Sumatra. A lot of rice field eel spead in low-lying areas as compared to plateau or hills. We can see a lot of rice field eel most than swamp and river eel.
Eels are nocturnal that live in damp, cold, and shaded place. During the day, eels hide in holes or cracks clay. They preys various types of insects, fishes (Pisces), worms (Olighochaeta), snails (gastropods), and other small animals that live in water. Adult eels are able to prey animals such as crabs, the adult insects, snails, and golden snail. At the moment small eels preys some types of tadpoles, small fishes, larvae of insects, small crustaceans, zooplankton, protozoans, and microscopic invertebrates.
SEX CHANGING
Eels is one type of protogini hermaphrodite. Eels has sex glands (gonads) that able to differentiate or sex change from female to male phase and conversely. While young, eel sex is female. When adult (about 9 months), eel will change the sex into a male. Male eels can turn into female when female populations are few. The size of adult eels can reach until 1 meter.
Eel has a pair of ovary on the left and right between the swim bladder and intestines. Usually only one ovary can growth. The ovary is usually located aft in the body cavity. Meanwhile, testicular elongated cavity located in the lower part of the body above the swim bladder and intestines.
NUTRIENT CONTENT OF EELS
The results of the study showed that the protein content of eel by 14 g /100 g exceeds egg containing 12.8 g/100 g. Eels calories 303 kcal/100 g exceed the calories of beef by 207 kcal/100 g meat. In addition, eels also has an iron content of 20 mg/100 g on top of the iron content of eggs and beef respectively, 2.7 and 2.8 mg/100 g of meat. With a variety of content, eels become choices for food of locals. Eels processed into several types of dishes are crispy eel, eel rica-rica, eel cayenne pepper, and various other processed.
CHATCHING EELS LOCATION
The catching eel located in the rice field in countryside of Ubud. It takes around 30-45 minutes to the location. You will enjoy the lovely dinner at 6pm and continue to catch the eels on 7pm. The eels will be cooked with natural spices. You will get an unforgettable cooking experience and natural adventure in the same time. The tour will end at 10pm.
Catching eels are several daily activities for Balinese. By offering this activities as tourism activities can preserve Balinese culture. Catch eels are hereditary tradition carried on the eve of the farmers planting rice seedlings and rice while still small. Eels become one of the dishes for the farmers and the people of Bali in general.
(Minimum booking of 2 persons)
INCLUDING:
1. Transportation
2. Guide and spesialist guide for eel chatching
3. All natural spices for cooking
4. Mineral water
5. Beautiful souvenir from Baliedu
What to bring:
1. Proper Shoes
2. Jacket
3. Mosquito repellent
