fugu (blowfish) sashimi as part of a tasting menu~ it was “fine”, nothing to write home about and i wouldn’t go out of my way to have it again. it doesn’t have much flavor (you practically have to drown it in ponzu) but it has a unique texture, quite firm (reminded me of frog when cooked)

18 comments

1. Fugu me!

2. Poison, poison…tasty fish!

3. Agreed. Really nothing special.

4. Yeah that was my feeling as well. Had it on my first trip to Tokyo — it was a little underwhelming compared to all of the other wonderful food we ate in Japan.

5. People don’t eat fugu for the taste. They eat it for the experience of maybe dying early.

6. It’s suppose to have a nice numbing feeling.

7. I know in Japan you have to have training and be licensed to serve fugu, but I wonder if that’s the case all over the world? Do people in other countries eat puffer fish?

8. Another white fish!

9. “Frog when cooked” so taste just like chicken?!

10. I wouldn’t trust someone preparing fugu if they can’t bother to take the seeds out of my lime

11. Fuguet about it

12. I love frog. But I would not eat fugu.

13. A Japanese acquaintance told me that really experienced chefs put just enough of the toxin in the dish to cause lip tingling (the first sign of poisoning) but not enough to kill.

14. Yeah I’ve heard it’s overrated.

15. It’s on my list of things to try on my upcoming vacation to Japan. I wanna knock as much out as possible in the month I’ll be there since it’s my first time and idk when I’ll go back.

16. Totally agree. It’s great to try it one time but if I never eat it again I won’t be sad about it. It’s actually better cooked imo. Same goes for eel!

17. I appreciate this review. Always have wanted but if it isn’t anything special taste wise I’ll save my 9 lives for something else.

18. Agreed fried it’s really tasty