Other restaurants use gelatin to make this dish, but Chef only uses the natural fugu skin. The texture of the high-quality jelly is smooth and melts in your mouth. The jelly has a delicate aroma ...

The taste of fugu is said to have an umami flavor — delicate, subtle, with a slightly chewy texture. Surprisingly, the meat doesn't have much of a fishy smell either and is described as having a ...

If you've never heard about the danger of eating pufferfish, it's more than just urban legend. Although the fish is routinely served at restaurants across Japan, its poison is so potent that chefs ...

According to Somarriba, fugu’s skin, liver, and gonads contain the toxin. This means that even holding live fugu can have a mildly toxic effect. Those who handle pufferfish with bare hands may ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Is there an ingredient with a more dangerous reputation than fugu? Surely not. The noxious Japanese puffer fish is notorious the ...