Which dish celebrated in Japanese cuisine can be lethally poisonous?

Correct answer: Fugu

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What people think about it: 38 Comments
PerkyJoker11170
PerkyJoker11170
Why eat a fish that can kill you, Kamikaze fish, yikes!
WhiteWolf0003
WhiteWolf0003
Isn't there more fish in the sea to choose from?
Kolikokoli
Kolikokoli
How did people come up with this. They died after eating this fish but there was always someone who thought "I'm gonna eat this fish anyway". And once they did survive... :-D
Nahald1956
Nahald1956
PerkyJoker11170, learned from a Columbo episode where a corrupt food critic kills a restaurant owner who won't pay his bribe and threatened to expose him. he put fugu poison in a bottle of wine using a syringe.
Gary
Gary
with so many foods available why eat something that can kill you? might be an ideal last meal on death row though would save the state some money.
Clarabellamanga
Clarabellamanga
Russian Roulette springs to mind!
smartpastor56
smartpastor56
even prepared right you may feel your mouth get numb,, and it's very expensive,, I eat Alabama river catfish...yum.
Player #7929563
Player #7929563
Thanks for the info but I will stick with Gorton's fish sticks!
Player #3366575
Player #3366575
PerkyJoker11170, I would pick a safer variety of fish.
Fauxmoi
Fauxmoi
I would only eat it if I was on death row and facing an electric chair. Who knows, maybe it would take forever to prepare it. They have to honor your last meal don’t they? It’s an option.
Nickcat007
Nickcat007
Fugu Me. As Homeboy from La Simpson’s thus said…
seanieG eire/Kriti
seanieG eire/Kriti
PerkyJoker11170, dolphins eat them to get high
WhoLetTheDogsOut?
WhoLetTheDogsOut?
Tetrodotoxin interferes with the transmission of signals from nerves to muscles by blocking sodium channels. This results in rapid weakening and paralysis of muscles, including those of the respiratory tract, which can lead to respiratory arrest and death.
yurets
yurets
pufferfish is butete in the philippines and i ate it when i was 15. tasted like ordinary fish
Yusra
Yusra
Last week was my first time fishing. I went fishing in a creek off the ocean. And guess what? I caught a porcupine fish! I was just excited because it was the first fish I’ve ever caught and panicked because I knew I had to carefully handle the fish and throw it back into the ocean!
Betty
Betty
smartpastor56, my expensive seafood treat will always be abalone and it is not toxic.
Lash
Lash
Nahald1956, Love Columbo! 😍
Dawn
Dawn
Player #35256330, ....is it to much to hope...Do you remember the flavor?
Ray Mission
Ray Mission
Jade, Poison, poison, Tasty fish ..
Marilyn
Marilyn
We call it "butete" in our local dialect here in the Philippines
CrayC 13
CrayC 13
Clarabellamanga, salmonella also
Ehsan
Ehsan
Zombies eat fish!
Jade
Jade
I remember the fugu fish episode from the Simpsons..classic episode..
João Ferreira
João Ferreira
I mean, Fugu can also be served raw. So sushi would technically be a correct answer, albeit a more generalized one
Debinski
Debinski
I had Monkfish for the first time tonight. It was fantastic! But if you Google it and look at a picture of this fish you will die of FRIGHT!!
juko
juko
It will be the Last Supper
Player #35256330
Player #35256330
as a child I ate this. my dad was taught by an old woman who stopped us from throwing the fish away at a dock in the Chesapeake bay.
DisasterP
DisasterP
Fauxmoi, no they don't have to honor your last meal.
Nausicaa
Nausicaa
poisonous puffer fish
Player #29402137
Player #29402137
Posion, posion .... tasty fish!
Player #11557707
Player #11557707
They should at least try to not eradicate all the Earth's creatures.
Gabilondon72
Gabilondon72
Russian roulette ? No thanks !
Nannad
Nannad
Why would anyone want to eat it then. really no helping some 😳
Greyghost 68
Greyghost 68
WhiteWolf0003, I prefer Chicken-of-the-Sea!
Player #5100533
Player #5100533
PerkyJoker11170, & Don't forget about the "Deadly Ramen noodles" that people voted for...... RAMEN !!!!! REALLY??????
Iñigo Montoya
Iñigo Montoya
thanks Homer
Grillchees
Grillchees
I've eaten it and it's pretty good but too expensive!
constantgamer0421
constantgamer0421
AKA puffer fish.