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If one is rushed to the hospital early enough the person’s life can be saved by the doctors. This is how dangerous and deadly fugu can be. The next thing that will happen to the person is death from asphyxiation. But this precious food has in its body one of the most powerful lethal poisons of the whole world, which has the name tetradotoxin, and when it is consumed by man, it paralyzes all the muscles of his body dying finally by asphyxia. What the tetrodotoxin poison in the fish would do to a person is it will rapidly paralyze all the muscles in the person’s body and prevent the person from breathing. It is believed that the flesh of the puffer fish or fugu, is one of the most delicious delicacies in the world. If this poison is not totally and carefully removed from the fish and the fish is prepared with certain amounts of this poison still in it, then the consumers of the fugu meal stand a high risk of death from the strong poison of the fish. The deadly poison in question is called the tetrodotoxin, which at the moment has no known antidote.Īccording to experts, the pufferfish or fugu contains very high amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin within its organs like the liver and ovaries. It is extremely dangerous and deadly because majority of the organs of this fish contain nothing but pure lethal poison. Why is the consumption of the pufferfish or fugu dangerous? Many who have eaten this fish and survived it have argued that it is the most delicious fish on Earth. But the problem with this is that the fish is so delicious it is inviting. At present no country in the EU allows the consumption of this fish because of its highly dangerous and lethal nature. The only problem with this fish is that the consumption of it can be very dangerous to the health – so dangerous it might end up killing you.Īs of the moment, the catching, preparation and consumption of the fugu fish has been banned by the European Union. Many consider it the most delicious fish in the world. And just like any other good and edible fish, it is extremely delicious. Fugu (pufferfish) is a very popular fish. A good example of a type of food that belongs in this bracket is the pufferfish or fugu.įugu is the Japanese word for the pufferfish or the meal prepared from the pufferfish.
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So while a food can be edible and delicious, that does not necessarily mean that is safe to eat. What is this? I want everybody to know that not all edible foods are totally safe to eat. There is something very important that I want all my readers to know.