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 ...

Delicately sliced and arranged like a crane for this sashimi platter, fugu is pretty as a picture. For some diners, the risk and the myth around fugu-eating is precisely its charm. Photos Provided to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve never heard about the dangers of eating pufferfish, they’re more than just urban legend. Although routinely served at ...

TOKYO >> The last course of my fugu meal in Japan was a flaming cup of sake with fugu fins. If you’re going to eat something that could kill you, you might as well get a little drunk. Fugu, also known ...

This video explores Osaka’s street food culture with a focus on fugu sashimi and local noodle dishes. Fugu is prepared by licensed chefs trained to remove toxic parts with strict precision. The ...

A plate of fugu prepared in Japan. - Li Dekun/Getty Images America is a famously permissive country when it comes to food. While countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland may discourage certain ...

For many of us Japanese food-lovers, pufferfish is on our list of must-try dishes but we tend to put it off due to concerns over its extremely potent toxins as well as rarity. Well, not anymore. After ...

Eating a Japanese blowfish can definitely kill you, but you can rest assured this 10-year-old girl will prepare it safely. The fugu, also known as blowfish, preparation certification test is one of ...

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. Fifth grader Karin Tabira ...