It's that season again. As soon as the rains lift, the blistering summer sets in. Cue a good two months of lethargy and debilitation.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the city. If you have no choice but to stay, then take preemptive action.
Time to stoke up the energy levels: time for that traditional panacea, unagi kabayaki -- broiled eel.
Every year, there is one day in particular when eating eel is reputed to offer the biggest boost. And this year's designated day is July 27.
Technically, by the ancient Japanese calendar it's known as the Midsummer Day of the Ox; in practice, ever since the Edo period, it?s come to be known as Unagi no Hi, or "Eel Day."
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