Fugu (河豚, 鰒, フグ?) is the Japanese word for pufferfish and is also a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish Because pufferfish is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly, fugu has become one of the most celebrated and notorious dishes in Japanese cuisine.
If made incorrectly and eaten, this is what could happen:
So my question to you is, are you bold (or foolish) enough to try this delicacy?
If made incorrectly and eaten, this is what could happen:
Fugu contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in the organs, especially the liver and ovaries, and also the skin. The poison, a sodium channel blocker, paralyzes the muscles while the victim stays fully conscious, and eventually dies from asphyxiation (unable to breath).
So my question to you is, are you bold (or foolish) enough to try this delicacy?