The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal. But Tokyo's city government is planning to ease restrictions that allow only ...

JAPANESE authorities are on the hunt for a batch of deadly fish after toxic parts of the sea creature were accidentally put on sale. A supermarket in the city of Gamagori sold five packages of fugu ...

Fugu fish's skins, intestines, ovaries and livers contain a poison called tetrodotoxin that can be fatal. Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to ...

Reporting from Tokyo — Veteran chef Yutaka Sasaki has a plan to remove the fear of eating one of the most poisonous fish on the planet: He wants to feed it to the emperor. The blowfish, known here as ...

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While on assignment for the Tribune I’ve gotten to eat meals most people can’t (or won’t) ever get to experience. Some have been titillating–sushi served atop a naked model. Others have been ...

Fugu fish (aka pufferfish) is considered to be one of the world’s most dangerous foods – cue dramatic violins and cutaway shots to panicked faces. The fish is lethal due to the tetrodotoxin poison in ...

The battle of extreme Japanese cuisine hit a snag Thursday when a Japanese restaurant in Lincoln Park that had for nearly a month been serving a variety of fugu–a blowfish that if not properly ...

Officials in the central Japanese city of Gamagori are warning residents not to eat blowfish purchased from a local supermarket after potentially deadly parts of the fish were inadvertently sold. The ...

The seaside city of Shimonoseki in southern Japan has a desirable specialty in the culinary world – the potentially deadly delicacy fugu. Also called blowfish or pufferfish, fugu is available ...

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