I Can't believe Japanese people still eat this!
 

Fugu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tetraodontidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


· Puffer fish get their name from a natural ability. When they feel threatened, they puff up to as much as twice their normal size.

· Other names for puffer fish include fugu, blowfish, globefish and balloon fish.

· There are over 100 species of puffer fish. They live in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

· The poison from the puffer fish is 1,000 times stronger than cyanide. It is called tetrodoxin. One puffer fish has enough of the chemical to kill 30 adults.

· People in Japan eat puffer fish even though they know they can die if it isn’t prepared properly.

· Puffer fish are carnivores. They eat only meat.

· Puffer fish have fused teeth which they use to crush their prey and grind it. They eat sea urchins, coral, sponges and small crustaceans.

· Puffer fish have small mouths and fins in proportion to the rest of their body.

· Modified scales come in the form of spines.

· These fish have elasticized skin which enables them to puff up.

· The size of puffer fish is between six and twenty four inches long.

· Puffer fish can blink and close their eyes, which is very unusual. There are few fish that can accomplish this.

ima try it b4 i leave Japan haha

I cant believe Americans eat this!

lol, aye the only difference between the two is one does the killing a lot more slowly.

YUMMY! YUMMY!

not at all... i love both healthy and Junk food! depends on my mood.. actually some times i crave junk food

haha, well not Mcdonalds per say...
well its food really.. JUNK food, but food nevertheless!

Fugu is soooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!

I never understood how people could eat poison until I tried it! Definately worth the risk (there is in fact no risk unless the chef is wanting to kill you :p )

theres a place in Roppongi called FUGU's, i wana try it out. it specializes in it.


and as for the MCGriddle.. its gona give you McGurgles followed by McShittles.