Just how did fugu, one of the most poisonous fish in the world, become so popular? Find out all about it in this video!
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Fugu Capital
If you were to visit the Japanese port city of Shimonoseki in South West Japan, it would be difficult to not see at least one image of fugu. Shimonoseki’s famous wharf is lined with colorful sculptures of pufferfish.
Fugu Ban
As you can imagine, back 10,000 years ago the people living along the coastal areas of East Asia didn’t have restaurants to dine in or commercial fishing boats to go get food for them. So when regular fish were scarce, there was fugu.
Training Fugu
In Japan, and only in Japan, there are special schools where aspiring chefs can train to become licensed fugu prep cooks. According to Tokyo chef Naoyuki Yanagihara, the chefs have just 20 minutes to practice a fugu preparation performance.
Taste
For all the perceived hype around Fugu, does it actually taste good? Or is it an acquired taste people pretend to like just so they can appear fancy? Of course, like most foods, fugu has its lovers and haters.
Fish Roulette
In 1957, the Popular James Bond novel From Russia With Love featured double O 7 nearly dying from some mysterious poison. It was later revealed to be fugu in the next book, Dr. No.
Wallet Breaker and Net Filler
Healthy foods are always going to be pricey. But, in fugu’s case, there are economic reasons why fugu costs so much. One of the biggest reasons is overfishing.
Traditions
There is still, of course, the traditional aspect to Fugu. Scientists have been discovering remnants of fugu at ancient sites in East Asia that go back millennia. It’s something many other cultures simply can’t relate to.
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