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No Repeat Customers...Blowfish Testicles Poison 7 in Japan
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by leconcierge | January 29, 2009 at 07:14 am
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They might survive their meal but I doubt that the unlucky few mentioned in Blowfish testicles poison seven in Japanese restaurant (Guardian, January 27) will be repeat customers of the Tsuruoka establishment.
I did learn that in order to serve this 'delicacy' known as Fugu to Japanese you need a fugu licence.
The owner of the Tsuruoka eaterie did not have one.
While asking if Fugu is the deadliest fish Setsuko Yoshizuka teaches us that "in western Japan, fugu is called "fuku," which means to blow or happiness" and also that "the kanji (Chinese characters) used to write fugu indicates river pig." ...
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at 07:39 on January 31st, 2009
Okay, if your joy in life is sucking down a fishes "Nutsack", then perhaps you're not too high on the evolutionary ladder to begin with!
at 07:58 on January 29th, 2009
Who knew fish had testicles?
at 14:06 on January 29th, 2009
Thank goodness that there were no testicles in the fugu sashimi that we ate in Shibuya, Tokyo! We ate at a restaurant that served nothing but fugu -- grilled, fried, raw and in soup.
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at 14:46 on January 29th, 2009
I ate some cheap fugu the other week.. Deep fried chunks like chicken nuggets. Dodged that bullet! I hear the poisoning is extremely painful! Sheesh, I'm already hungry for some more....
at 16:23 on January 29th, 2009
One of these days I'm going to have Fugu at Urasawa.
at 18:50 on January 29th, 2009
Although we had multiple courses of fugu, each prepared differently, they were all incredibly bland. Coincidentally, the testicles had the most flavour.
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at 11:51 on January 30th, 2009
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at 20:09 on January 30th, 2009
It is "Tezsa" of the Japanese Shimonoseki Karato market
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at 20:21 on January 30th, 2009
"Revenge of the Blowfish" ...
Wasn't that a SF movie from the 50's ?
at 22:22 on January 30th, 2009
yes this fish is dangerous to consume.
at 04:15 on January 31st, 2009
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at 21:09 on January 31st, 2009
Yeah... really?
at 21:17 on January 31st, 2009
It's right up there with Rocky Mountain oysters.... Yummm..
at 22:18 on January 31st, 2009
Except Rocky Mountain Oysters are not going to kill you.
at 01:54 on February 1st, 2009
BTW, Blow fish's fin & hot sake is great for winter!
Try it ! It's not dangerous.
at 04:54 on February 3rd, 2009
blow up the fish ......i'm still alive
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at 13:43 on February 19th, 2009
This is the sign above the Tentake restaurant next to the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan. They specialize in fugu and offer it prepared many different ways.
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at 19:54 on February 19th, 2009
"Gimme a plate o' fish nuts, and a baked potato. These nuts fresh??"
at 06:47 on February 21st, 2009
I disagree, especially if your trying to gobble em and the animal is still attached to them and alive!
at 06:48 on February 21st, 2009
Or chicken had teeth~