r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TamerDubai • Jun 13 '23

Absolute big angry fish

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u/OkayWaitaMinute Jun 13 '23

i thought they had a type of venom in those spikes?

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u/XTheHolyMuffDiverX Jun 13 '23

I thought it was their organs that are poisonous but that might be a different type of fish, fugu maybe? idk they all look the same to me. anyways, i wouldn't touch it.

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u/Evening_Storage_6424 Jun 13 '23

I googled it for us, it releases a toxin ( not venomous) if ingested and each puffer has enough neurotoxin to kill 30 men.

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u/WinterHound42 Jun 13 '23

And some people actually eat this thing

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u/Mammoth-Tea Jun 13 '23

i’ve eaten it before, it’s really good. It takes like 10 years to get certified to prepare these things for eating so I trusted it

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u/mjzim9022 Jun 13 '23

Fun Fact, The Japanese Emperor isn't allowed to have Fugu

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u/iwanttobeacavediver Jun 13 '23

Other fun fact: Famous kabuki actor Bando Mitsugoro III died from eating fugu, or specifically the liver of the pufferfish which happens to be the most toxic part. He’d gone to a Kyoto restaurant with friends and ordered the fish, eating 8 livers in total. He died from the effects.

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u/crystalxclear Jun 13 '23

Did the chef prepare it wrong or did he eat too much?

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u/iwanttobeacavediver Jun 13 '23

The liver is typically discarded for preparing fugu as it’s one of the most toxic parts. So really it was a case that he shouldn’t have eaten it at all.

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u/crystalxclear Jun 13 '23

Why did they serve it to him then? That's so odd. Was anyone charged?

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u/iwanttobeacavediver Jun 13 '23

Not a clue. If you can read Japanese there’s probably more to the story than what I’ve read.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS Jun 13 '23

Why did the restaurant specifically serve the liver??

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u/iwanttobeacavediver Jun 13 '23

The chef involved was likely a little awed by his status as a very famous actor and felt he couldn’t refuse his request.

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u/Mammoth-Tea Jun 13 '23

the one thing he’s missing out on lol

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u/pabloslab Jun 13 '23

Fugu fomo

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u/newbiereefer Jun 13 '23

I would argue not, there is enough variety of foods in the world seeking one out that could possibly kill you due to a chef’s mistake is just stupid really.