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 ...

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.

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 ...

Studies of Japanese or tiger pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) suggest that tetrodotoxin also plays a role in reducing stress. These pufferfish store the toxins in their skin and organs from bacteria ...