Would you ever eat Fugu (poisonous blowfish sushi)

My Dad told me yesterday he once ate this and said it was the best tasting fish he ever ate, and our family loves fish meals and sushi.

To those who don't know, Fugu is known to be extremely poisonous with no antidote. If prepared wrong, it would be fatal. People die every year from eating bad Fugu but these crazy eaters still eat it as a delicacy. They say it's fun when they feel the tingling sensation on their tounge and fingers from the traces of the poison. I think it's crazy and would personally never eat it.

They say for a chef to be certified to make Fugu dishes has to train for three years. Also, out of the chefs who train, less than %30 make it while the rest of the %70 fail. There's also a whole written test, Fugu anatomy test, etc. Crazy stuff.

Anyway, would you eat this?

Maybe, if I knew that it was prepared properly.

Only if I watched them make it

best gish hes ever eaten?

well sounds good to mee! yeah i would try it,

buuuut its gotta be a legitimately pro super pro chef or cook o whtever :P

seeeems yummy though

I think there was a Simpsons episode where Homer ate that, and almost died.

No, I'm not into sushi.

Even if I ate meat, I wouldn't risk it.

I'll only eat it if the cook tastes it first. >__> That way I know it was prepared properly or not.ayanami_rei

What if I were the cook? :D

What if I were the cook? :D

megagene

I ate Fugu when I was living in Japan. Expensive as all get out. I went with a group of people and it cost us 10,000 yen ($100) each to try various Fugu dishes. It was good, but I did not think it was worth $100.WardCleaver02

uhm yeah about that...im not paying $100 to possibly die...hahaha

[QUOTE="megagene"]

What if I were the cook? :D

ayanami_rei

You don't trust me. :(

[QUOTE="WardCleaver02"]I ate Fugu when I was living in Japan. Expensive as all get out. I went with a group of people and it cost us 10,000 yen ($100) each to try various Fugu dishes. It was good, but I did not think it was worth $100.ArmoredAshes

uhm yeah about that...im not paying $100 to possibly die...hahaha

Although I didn't ask, maybe that is why it cost $100-to ensure that we were getting an experienced chef who. . .wouldn't kill us! :lol: If the price was like $10 for all-you-can-eat Fugu, I might have been a little more worried.

No. Not huge on most sushi.

Sure assuming an experienced chef made it.gobo212

Same here.