[The person attempts to pick up the eel, but it squirms out of their hands and onto the counter.]
You're referring to the classic internet meme "Eel Soup"! eel soup original video
The video shows a person, allegedly of Asian descent, in a kitchen, attempting to prepare eel soup. The person is shown handling eels in a rather... aggressive manner, before proceeding to chop them up and add them to a pot of water. The "soup" quickly becomes a chaotic mess, with eels slithering out of the pot and the person struggling to contain them. [The person attempts to pick up the eel,
Person: (defeated) I guess it's not meant to be. allegedly of Asian descent
As a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the original video, I'll create a short script: