Last weekend we went out to dinner to a Fugu restaurant. (Fugu is a Japanese delicacy, otherwise known as blow fish). Anyway, did you know that Fugu is actually a poisonous fish? I think it is only served in Japan, and the chefs need to have a special license in order to prepare it. Supposedly there are a few people who die every year from eating Fugu that wasn't prepared correctly (probably done at home or something.)
Anyway, we got the Fugu course, which consisted of Fugu sashimi (I didn't try it), deep-fried Fugu, Fugu skin in jelly, Fugu skin salad, and shabu-shabu Fugu (like hotpot). And we got another course which included some shabu-shabu beef. We all agreed that it wasn't what we expected it to taste like. It didn't taste spectacular or anything. To me, it tasted like catfish. . . just a MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE version of it!
So, if it doesn't taste all that spectacular, what's all the hype? I think people just like the thrill of eating something that could potentially kill them!
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