Fugu

A deadly japanese food made from fugu also known as Puffer fish; there are few types of fugu but the deadliest one called Tora fugu (Tora = Tiger). Fugu are deadly because of their well known poison and there arent any antidote to cure it (yet). The posionous parts of fugu are liver, ovaries, and the skin.


Fugu sashimi, there are rules that you need to understand before you order it :

• Dont rush the chef, else he might forgotten to cut any hazardous piece
• Dont be afraid to eat the fugu, the fugu chef will feel insulted if he/she catch you being afraid because he/she takes a long time to get the liceanse.
  
• Dont take fugu from other people plate (if its not a full set like the above) the chef most probably calculate the amount of poison that can be handle by certain person thus taking out other people fugu would unbalance the amount of poison.
• When you feel numbness on your lips, dont get panic......its normal, tho it is the 1st sign of fugu poisoning; unless the effects are spreading, hope the hospital is near.

Fugu sashimi could cost between $20-$200+/set. Why is it expensive?

• The chef need a liceanse (which could take 10years+)
• Only available on certain months (around winter)
• Cutting the fish need a special knife called fugu-hiki
  

But dont need to worry so much about eating them, scientist at Nagasaki Univ. have found a way to breed non-toxic fugu tho there are some parties that doubting about it being poisonless...for me, i think it takes out the challange of death/semi death posibility from eating fugu.

I have never tried fugu dish before, but i'm going to try it someday later when i see any liceansed shop, tho perhaps i will need to sign in my last will letter (just in case...)