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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 passed a test this summer that means she is now certified to slice and gut the fish for consumption.

She recently used her new skills to serve a platter of paper-thin slices of fugu sashimi to the governor of southern Kumamoto region where she lives.

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[-] Frog@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 months ago

I'm never going to try this.

Has anyone tried this? I can't imagine the taste is much better than sushi grade yellow tail.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago
[-] Frog@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago
[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It’s no different than white fish sashimi. Except it’s way more expensive.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago

I've heard it's not the taste. It's a combination of thrill seeking and also even the meat has a bit of ttx apparently and microdosing gives a little tingle or buzz of sorts that is desirable.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, I've heard the same. It's a flavourless, hazardous form of conspicuous consumption. It's one of those things where if someone dies from it, it's really hard to feel sad for them.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

I dunno. If prepared by a properly trained chef illness or death from fugu is very very rare. It's not super high on the risk taking behavior scale. As someone that has a high risk 'appetite' I find myself drawn to things like new drugs or the challenge of exceptionally spicy foods I know I won't find conventionallly pleasurable. I get that most would call these behaviors simply stupid, but I guess I can empathesize a little for others that have a loud Id in their psyche.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If you want to take crazy (or mild) risks that's your prerogative, but a skydiving jump costs around the same, and has nice scenery instead of tasteless white goo.

[-] Frog@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago

Definitely not for me. Thanks for the info.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 20 points 2 months ago

I've had it. I didn't go out of my way for it--it was served to me as something special.

It doesn't taste like much. It's not bad by any means, but not very flavorful.

[-] Frog@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

So worse than like yellow tail.

Yeah, I figured it.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't say that. Sometimes a mild flavor is nice. And yellowtail is not special.

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