May I See Your Fugu License?

Fugu In case you ever eat fugu, make sure you ask the chef to see his fugu license.

Seven men in Tokyo ended up in the hospital after eating some fugu that was not prepared correctly. They developed limb paralysis and had trouble breathing before they finally started to lose consciousness and were rushed to hospital. Luckily none of them have died.

The owner and chef had no formal training on the correct preparation of fugu and could face charges of professional negligence.

    Fugu Facts:
    - Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly 100 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide, according to the Ishikawa Health Service Association

    - It can cause death within an hour and a half after consumption

    - Three people died and 44 others were sickened by blowfish poisoning in 2007 — most of them after catching the fish and cooking it at home — according to the Health Ministry

via Moldy Chum

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January 29, 2009 by Clive Mathias

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  • avatar chris
    3 years ago #

    Eating Fugu at any time even if prepared by a licensed, seasoned pro is like playing Russian roulette. Blowfish regulations even have very strict disposal, waste pick up procedures.
    Also, cleaning fugu is not the delicate surgical procedure you’d imagine it to be. I have seen them chopped up brutally with a hatchet or rusty old knife, skinned quickly, rinsed then eaten raw or scorched with a blowtorch then served.
    Your really discover whether or not you have cajones when served a plate.

  • avatar EdgeWater
    4 months, 1 week ago #

    I like the above comment “Eating Fugu at any time even if prepared by a licensed, seasoned pro is like playing Russian roulette. “. Whats the point? It can’t be THAT good….

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