In order to serve Pufferfish, you have to risk your life!
We’ve talked before about how Pufferfish is the ultimate Japanese delicacy. However, one does not simply cook Pufferfish. Japanese cooks have to go through 3 years of training, because of how precise the cooking of the fish has to be.
Pufferfish poison is resistant to cooking, and there is no known antidote for it. This means that the slightest error in cooking can kill the person eating it. The chef has to remove the liver,…