Would you ever eat Fugu (poisonous blowfish sushi)

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#1 ASK_Story
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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?

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#2 The_Ish
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Maybe, if I knew that it was prepared properly.

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I rather play Russian roulette.
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#4 androoster49
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Only if I watched them make it

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#5 hagadorn
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Obviously I would make sure that it is prepared properly but I would be up for it, I have never had sushi before (not proper sushi anyway) but I love fish and I have always wanted to try it.
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#7 Bliind-Guardian
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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

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#8 sumo1973
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I know what it is and have been to Japan before but would never try it. It's too risky and quite expensive even though people have told me that cooks have been trained.
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#9 gameguy6700
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I'm not much of a seafood person, much less a fish person. Even ignoring the whole "you could die from eating this" aspect of the meal I probably still wouldn't eat the fish.
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#10 Mr_Manikin52
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I rather get my legs blowed off in Iraq than eating that stuff.
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#11 Nobarai
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Maybe If I'm old and I don't care about life anymore.
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#12 CJL182
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I'd like to try it, but I'd probably be too chicken to lol. Maybe when I'm really old and am satisfied with life lol.
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#13 rockguy92
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No.
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#14 WardCleaver02
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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.
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#15 Greenwhitegreen
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Sure...I like living life on the edge.
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#16 Manly-manly-man
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Only in America. No fugu deaths in the US. Only in other countries have people died from it.
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#17 metallica_fan42
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In all honesty, I think I'd give it a shot.
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#18 joeytentz
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I think there was a Simpsons episode where Homer ate that, and almost died.

No, I'm not into sushi.

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#19 gobo212
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Sure assuming an experienced chef made it.
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#20 123625
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Fish makes me vomit, so no.
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#22 clock_of_omens
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nope i dont eat fish
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#23 Faylette
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Even if I ate meat, I wouldn't risk it.

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#24 Robertoey
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I'd do it. I'd just make sure I didn't buy it from that guy on the corner with the 50 cent Fugu stand.
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#25 megagene
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I've had it...It's good. :)
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#26 ayanami_rei
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I'll only eat it if the cook tastes it first. >__> That way I know it was prepared properly or not.
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#27 DFan17902
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No.
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#28 linkthewindow
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No, I don't like fish
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#29 megagene
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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

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#30 ayanami_rei
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What if I were the cook? :D

megagene
Then...then I'd feel bad because you tasted it and I don't know if you prepared it correctly or not. ._.
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#31 nippon_gamer
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ive had it before and its pretty good. its not really that dangerous cause the ppl who cut it are highly trained pros.
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#32 ArmoredAshes
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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

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#33 megagene
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[QUOTE="megagene"]

What if I were the cook? :D

ayanami_rei

Then...then I'd feel bad because you tasted it and I don't know if you prepared it correctly or not. ._.

You don't trust me. :(

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#34 Raged-wolverine
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hell no....
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#35 kingdre
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Hell yeah! But only if the chef was certified to prepare it.
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#36 WardCleaver02
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[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.

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#37 UltimateXShadow
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I'd rather eat a California roll: less risk.
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#38 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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No. Not huge on most sushi.

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#39 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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hell yeah. homer survived, so can i.
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#40 tobenator
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Like others, I'd make sure it was prepared properly:).
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#41 Ilived
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I don't know why anyone would want to eat it. It looks nasty like all sea food.
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#42 Honenheim
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You only live once, so yeah....
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#43 BohemianAndy
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Sure assuming an experienced chef made it.gobo212

Same here.