This week’s print column breaks down the myths around the poisonous Japanese blowfish known as tora-fugu. The delicacy was arguably made famous by a Simpsons episode in which Homer thinks he has only ...

| خزاز on PexelsOrdering fugu in Japan means placing your life in someone else's hands. This isn't hyperbole—it's a simple ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s clinical description of tetrodotoxin is as follows: “The consumption of toxic amounts of tetrodotoxin results primarily in neurologic and ...

TOKYO — Veteran chef Yutaka Sasaki has a plan to remove the fear of eating one of the world’s most poisonous fish: He wants to feed it to the emperor. The blowfish, known as fugu, carries a deadly ...

SINGAPORE — Its livers, ovaries and skin are said to contain toxins that are 100 times more poisonous than cyanide. Yet for some, the allure of puffer fish, or fugu in Japanese, is irresistible. One ...

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Think about walking into a restaurant and ordering a meal where just one microscopic mistake in preparation could put you six ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

My girlfriend and I were heading down U.S. 1 toward Hobe Sound when she pointed out a sushi restaurant called Fugu Tei. Fugu Tei is at Lillian Court and Southeast U.S. 1. The restaurant has booths, ...

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