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2. Probably too late for a class...

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 05:17 AM

Oct 2014

http://www.visit-jy.com/english/spot/detail.php?id=3

You have to take the organs that hold the neurotoxins out, and be sure they haven't punctured and spilled their contents. Kinda like finding wild mushrooms to eat or parachuting, you want to be really, really good at it the first time, and every time after that.

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Holy moley, Mother of God ReRe Oct 2014 #1

Probably too late for a class... jtuck004 Oct 2014 #2

i will stick to mickey ds dembotoz Oct 2014 #4

Filet-o-fugu? NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #6

The chefs who prepare it in restaurants jen63 Oct 2014 #46

Tonight's salad is toadstools over deadly nightshade. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #3

I saw a documentary once where Homer Simpson almost died from it. Hoppy Oct 2014 #10

And for your main course: Chicken tartare with sun-dried mayonaise. Liberal Veteran Oct 2014 #35

D'oh! louis-t Oct 2014 #47

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Isnt the allure of this fish, deutsey Oct 2014 #7

You THINK? nt elias49 Oct 2014 #17

Yes, I do think deutsey Oct 2014 #19

I ate in in Japan, prepared by a master chef. MADem Oct 2014 #28

I've had it, too. Definitely was tingling, but.was assured that was msanthrope Oct 2014 #48

I had it when I stayed at a ryokan In Japan. Kablooie Oct 2014 #53

That is closer to my memory as well. nt MADem Oct 2014 #54

You are correct. 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #52

Tragic Hulk Oct 2014 #8

Fugu chefs are specially trained and licensed in Japan. cosmicone Oct 2014 #9

Why do assassins still use cyanide?... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #11

My guess would be that they experimented by serving it to animals, drm604 Oct 2014 #12

They must really have liked the taste of it! Helen Borg Oct 2014 #13

Maybe there was a famine and they were desperate to find anything edible. drm604 Oct 2014 #14

Possible, if this fish is very common there. Helen Borg Oct 2014 #15

It is hard to understand how such a practice would start. drm604 Oct 2014 #16

It is very bland, actually. MADem Oct 2014 #29

I dare you to eat an Amanita phalloides! :) Helen Borg Oct 2014 #30

No thanks--I'll stick to portabellas! I'm a big chicken when it comes to scary foods... MADem Oct 2014 #32

Oh, come on, man up!! :) :) :) Helen Borg Oct 2014 #33

Bwak, bwak, bwak, bwak!!!!! MADem Oct 2014 #36

Just before laying an egg, huh? freshwest Oct 2014 #57

I don't see how anyone could unless they are very fresh PeoViejo Oct 2014 #49

Many years ago FlaGranny Oct 2014 #18

They're related, but not the same species. cab67 Oct 2014 #21

Blowfish are easy to catch on the east coast and so sweet. They truly are delicious. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #24

FDA says those are safe! MADem Oct 2014 #37

Thank you. FlaGranny Oct 2014 #56

When I was a kid maindawg Oct 2014 #20

Those aren't poisonous--they're on the FDA safe list. MADem Oct 2014 #31

too late for a food safety course? reddread Oct 2014 #22

One of the best movies ever. nt a la izquierda Oct 2014 #26

Oh wow. bigwillq Oct 2014 #23

This is horrible. cyberswede Oct 2014 #25

Totally off-topic.... MADem Oct 2014 #38

Thanks! But I only have a week left to use it. cyberswede Oct 2014 #40

Heh heh--I'll look forward to it!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #41

It reminds me of the sides of police cars in Salem :) Marrah_G Oct 2014 #44

It does!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #45

Eating Puffer Fish is like taking a vacation to North Korea. gordianot Oct 2014 #27

Did the friend know what kind of fish it was? Principled Peter Oct 2014 #34

Well, if you can read Portuguese..... WinkyDink Oct 2014 #55

Just curious, if it takes only seconds after the first bit to start vomiting, then did they all take hughee99 Oct 2014 #39

who would eat a pufferfish? They're completely adorable. Like Puppies! librechik Oct 2014 #42

oh my god............THAT is horrifying Marrah_G Oct 2014 #43

Awful! Aerows Oct 2014 #50

Sad blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #51