My favorite dish is Fugu

My favorite dish is Fugu

     Fugu is a rare delicacy found in Japan. It is the notoriously poisonous puffer fish. Yes people do actually eat these dangerous fish and the reason why I love it so much is because it is a very daring food to eat and its sort of a rush because you never know if the fish you are eating is going to kill you or not. That is the catch to eating the fish, because even a microscopic drop of the fish’s blood will kill you in a matter of seconds. Also not anyone can just catch this fish and cut it up. A government license mush be issued before you can even handle the fish because it’s so dangerous. It feels like you are a high official being served by the most well trained and qualified person. The down side is, the dish is very expensive and you have to call in advance because it takes a really long time to prepare (besides the fact you might die).

    Firstly, one must go and catch the first, even for that you need a special license and you need to do certain things to make sure the fish don’t die (such as cutting the fish’s teeth so they don’t kill each other).

    Then it must be taken to the world’s most prestigious fish market in Japan to be bought and taken to a local restaurant.

     Once it is in the tank at the restaurant, a customer calls in advance and the expert chef begins to prepare the fish. First by hitting the fish on the head, but only to stun it, he then proceeds to cut open the fish being careful not to puncture any of the organs (where the most poison is). He then takes out all of the insides and expertly removes the eyes, all of these parts are extremely poisonous and if he so happens to cut himself just a little bit, he will die in seconds. Keep in mind that the fish still shows a sign of life (heartbeat) even after the chef has cut away the organs. The fish is then washed for over thirty minutes to ensure all the blood is gone. After washing the chef then proceeds the painstaking process of cutting the fish into paper thin slices, so thin you can see through it.

    The customer is sat down in their own little room, which I believe is because if there was to be an accident you don’t want people to panic if he falls over and can finally begin to enjoy his delicacy…. Maybe for the last time for that matter.