Kimoyaki is a dish of the grilled eel liver ("kimo" meaning eel liver, "yaki" meaning grilled), cooked over charcoal, basted with a tare sauce, and often served sprinkled with sansho pepper. Kimoyaki are a popular otsumami, with the rich, complex taste pairing excellently with beer and other alcoholic beverages. Kimo are also extremely rich in iron, vitamins and calcium and so are also viewed as being energy-providing and nutritious.
