Comments on: Torafugutei – Poisonous Fugu!

By: Five Things I Miss About Japan | the.[ED]ition

Five Things I Miss About Japan | the.[ED]ition — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:21:44 +0000

[...] is…you can get totally decent food at just any hour. While you aren’t going to get any poisonous sushi at 3am (although you could head to Tsukiji at 5…), many Tokyo restaurants are open very late. [...]

By: The [ED]ition Contest!

The [ED]ition Contest! — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:44:26 +0000

[...] posts include, Lost in Harajuku!, Sushi Dai @ Tskukiji Fish Market, Yebisu Beer Museum, and Torafugtei – Posonous Fugu! It is really great that Ed blogged his trip, it gave people like me who have yet to travel to [...]

By: Thrifty

Thrifty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:57:29 +0000

I have heard that puffer fish are incredibly poisonous, I can’t even think to eat something like that.

By: Ed Lau

Ed Lau — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:14:08 +0000

@Michael Kwan: I think most people know fugu from the Simpsons. I know that was the first time I had heard about it.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:02:32 +0000

I love how the only way I know about fugu is the Simpsons.

By: Custom T-Shirts Toronto

Custom T-Shirts Toronto — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:12:57 +0000

Eek, I”m not sure if eating poisonous food is on the same level as base jumping or driving a F1. With the latter, whether or not you get hurt is in your hands (sort of). With this, it’s in the chef’s hands! Reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons with the blowfish lol.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:35:53 +0000

That movie of the fish chunk moving looks so unreal! For 5000yen that’s a steal!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:02:50 +0000

Interesting! Pufferfish is not consumed in my country due to the toxin. Reading you post, make me curious to know the taste.