foreign this is my last day on Earth I got shivers down my spine just by
looking at these deadly cuties they contain enough poison to kill 8
000 people this fish has a piranha-like ability to slice off bits of Flesh in the blink of an eye
so one of the only fish that can blink their eyes
if you have any interest in exciting and unorthodox Cuisine then you've probably
heard of fugu the deadly Japanese puffer fish that somehow gets turned into a delicious treat
not contend with a wide array of non-toxic fish on the planet Japanese chefs decided to
go the extra mile and make a delicacy out of one of the most poisonous fish on the planet
because of its ability to kill with a mere mouthful eating Fugu is an exercise
in bravery as well as financial fortitude because this deadly delicacy will cost you
265 US dollars per kilogram in its High season it is very important that you're a brave person
before eating this or a culinary Adventurer with a lot of money in restaurants you could
end up paying 600 bucks for Just Two Fish and a plate of fugu will cost you at least 118 dollars
so why does it cost so much
well there are tons of species of puffer fish in the world more than a hundred in fact and out of
all of these only 22 species are approved by the Japanese government for its use in restaurants
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these 22 approved species only one stands out as the most poisonous and that's the
tiger puffer fish AKA Torah Fugu this dangerous fish is widely regarded as the most delicious
puffer fish on the planet for many the fugu fish is just like the Kobe beef from the sea
if you're visiting Japan and want to try something new you can often find wild Torah
Fugu at the most exclusive restaurants where it is served as a perfectly thinly
sliced Sashimi deep-fried and even used to make hot sake called hirazaki
being able to afford to eat Torah Fugu is a status of wealth in itself so imagine what it would be
like to own a restaurant that serves Torah Fugu my sources tell me that girls really like guys who
own that puffer fish restaurant in Japan because the consumption of fugu is closely linked with
ancient Japanese culture you can find most wild Fugu restaurants around Tokyo's historic districts
close to the asakusa Temple and there are only 3 000 restaurants with chefs properly trained in the
preparation and presentation of fugu in Tokyo in case you're wondering just what the heck Fugu is
you know actually isn't that it is it's a puffer fish
it's the cutest fish I've seen in the wild that farts from its mouth aside from you know
the fact that they can kill you fugu fish might be the cutest animals under the sea
when threatened they pop up into a round funny looking ball that's up to three
times their regular size around funny looking balloon with enough poison to
kill a full-grown man several times over this rapid expansion is made possible by the fact
that the fugu fish is essentially boneless and so literally every inch of it can expand
I know some people who wish they had that problem if this isn't enough to scare
away the Predator the fugu fish will then literally play dead and hope for the best
a chemical compound known as Tetra detoxin is found in Fugu that is 1200 times more
toxic than cyanide after years of evolution the fish developed this poisonous defense to avoid
being eaten by Predators they're reportedly the second most poisonous vertebrate in the
world as tetradotoxin or TTX is a dangerous neurotoxin that inhibits the ability for nerve
cells to communicate with the body the fugu fish is so poisonous that about 50
years ago up to 100 Japanese Thrill Seekers died every year due to fugu fish poisoning
nowadays better meal preparation means that the fugu fish is more popular than ever and
thousands of people Now consume fugu fish with regularity it does make you ask the
question about The Bravery of the Japanese though because even the threat of earthquake
tsunamis and nuclear disasters couldn't stop Japanese people from eating this fish so in
essence hundreds of years of evolution is wasted for the puffer fish of course
who did it first
every deadly planter animal had one brave soul willing to try it out and the case of the fugu
fish is no different it is theorized that the fugu fish made its way into Japanese Cuisine by the end
of the 16th century although we have no idea who was the first person to try the fugu fish what we
do know was there was a special case of fugu fish poisoning in the military unit after watching the
horror of fugu poisoning the military governor of Japan prohibited further fishing and consumption
of fugu fish however According to some ancient stories a group of samurais couldn't survive
after an evening party but Japanese people never give up when it comes to eating something foreign
how is the poison removed warning don't try this at home it's just for educational purposes
the tricky part of preparing fugu fish and one of the reasons why it's so expensive is due to
the fact that a lot of the poisonous parts of the fish must be removed to render them edible
experts believe that the poisonous parts of the gills the heart gallbladder kidneys
liver ovaries and the eyes all these must be removed as soon as possible
and I'm sure figuring out what parts would kill you would have been quite an adventure
I wonder how many people in the past would have given up their life just to identify which part
is poisonous as if this wasn't difficult enough the poisonous parts of the fish differ according
to their species and the tastiest part of one species of puffer fish may be the deadliest in
another species or gender amusingly one of the hardest things to distinguish between can be the
female fugu's ovaries which are extremely toxic and the male's testicles which are a delicacy
so you're literally risking your life on the basis of if a chef can differentiate testicles
from ovaries once a toxic glands have all been removed all other parts of the fish are used
with even the fin being served in sake the chef removes even a small amount of blood from fugu's
meat by washing blood thoroughly off the meat fugu fish preparation and sail is very tightly
regulated by the Japanese government with chefs taking difficult exams to prove their ability
to safely prepare the delicacy as a matter of fact in order to qualify as a chef requires
two years of study years of apprenticeship and a tough test which a third of the applicants fail
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talk about rigorous
this training is necessary though as even the smallest piece of badly prepared fugu
fish can cause vomiting paralysis fainting and eventually death and there's no known antidote
the fish has killed seconds before preparation with a special technique that keeps it as fresh
as possible and served in thin slices foreign how does it taste well puffer fish is one of
the greatest experiences you can put your mouth through when served as Sashimi it
is melt in your mouth tender with a sweet oily texture it has a slightly chewy texture with a
subtle taste and an amazing smell in fact when I first tried it my reaction was essentially
my voice has changed it's basically like testing the Japanese McDonald's tonight
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