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On the contrary, the sourness of the salt-cured plums aids digestion of the oil-rich eel. They also happen to make this classic summertime food taste well together.
However, if you're in a dirty eatery and offered pickled plums with your eel, beware; it might be for the salty plums to disguise rotten eel.