Being washed away by eel rice? It turns out that July 5th is the day of Tu Yong Chou, and August 5th is also the day.

▲Okuraya eel re-ordered food. (Photo/Photo by Huang Shiyuan)

Reporter Huang Shiyuan/Reporting from Taipei

When you opened Facebook today (7/25), were you flooded with delicious eel rice? Because this day is the Tuyong Chou Day in Japan, many people will eat eels on this day to replenish their physical strength. In recent years, more and more people have traveled to Japan and love to eat eel rice. Coupled with the marketing promotion of many eel rice restaurants, more and more people eat eel rice on the Tu Yong Chou Day.

In Japanese folk custom, Tuyongcho Day refers to one of the hot days in summer, but hot weather can easily lead to loss of physical strength. The Japanese believe that eels can restore vitality. Therefore, since the Edo period (around the early 19th century), Japanese people have eaten eels on Tuyongcho Day to replenish their energy, which has become a unique custom.

It doesn’t matter if you didn’t eat eel rice today. There are two Ugly Days this summer, July 25 and August 6, so those who are “burned” today can also eat eel rice on August 6. Many businesses have also launched discounts.