http://www.healthfoodsblog.com/2008/01/03/fugu-fish-of-death/ "The Leading Blog for Health Foods" Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:53:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://www.healthfoodsblog.com/2008/01/03/fugu-fish-of-death/#comment-104 Miss Beancurd Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:37:56 +0000 http://www.healthfoodsblog.com/2008/01/03/fugu-fish-of-death/#comment-104 Just putting another spin on things. The Japanese do not share the extreme views that you do, in fact, they are known to scoff at foreigners with such extreme views. Many Japanese families will eat fugu as a celebratory thing, like the Chinese do with abalone and shark's fin soup. While there are dangers surrounding fugu and it's poison, and I do respect your decision not to eat it, I wouldn't think that you should tell others to follow suit. Also, most of the fugu poisoning incidents happen in the outlying regions of Japan, probably by chefs that are not fully certified. Fugu is also allowed to be served in the US. Just putting another spin on things. The Japanese do not share the extreme views that you do, in fact, they are known to scoff at foreigners with such extreme views. Many Japanese families will eat fugu as a celebratory thing, like the Chinese do with abalone and shark’s fin soup. While there are dangers surrounding fugu and it’s poison, and I do respect your decision not to eat it, I wouldn’t think that you should tell others to follow suit. Also, most of the fugu poisoning incidents happen in the outlying regions of Japan, probably by chefs that are not fully certified. Fugu is also allowed to be served in the US.

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