It takes three years to make it right, so be warned. Ovaries of the Japanese pufferfish, called fugu, are pickled in salt and bran in Hakusan’s Mikawa district to eliminate toxic poison.

There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others ...

But somehow, that didn't happen with pufferfish, which has been feeding — and frequently killing — Japanese diners since 1000 B.C. or earlier, as we know from pufferfish bones that have been ...

Puffer Fish Fugu, or puffer fish ... People can be poisoned by badly prepared fish. The Japanese government places strict regulations on who can prepare fugu, and chefs go through extensive ...

Grass puffers are a small variety of puffer fish about 15 centimeters long ... However, it seems that they are often eaten by small fish. Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from ...