Elderly Woman in Johor Dies After Eating Puffer Fish, Husband in ICU

Channel New Asia ^ | 29 Mar 2023

[nickcarraway]

This is in Malaysia. In Japan

[Bob434]

gotta be careful eating puffer fish- the spines get caught in the throat

[circlecity]

It’s my understanding that unless a puffer fish is cleaned and cooked by an expert it is very poison.

[fretzer]

>He said that it was the couple’s first time consuming puffer fish.

And the last.

[Captain Compassion]

Online puffer fish? What could possibly go wrong.

[fretzer]

That’s my understanding as well.

[uranium penguin]

I don’t understand..

Was this some sort of puffer fish sushi door dash?

Or, was it a fish market, whole fish. And the people that died did their own sushi?

Kind of an important distinction here.

[dfwgator]

[dsrtsage]

I always get the puffer fish at the 2AM bargain bin sushi shelf at 7-11

[discostu]

I think half the “fun” of eating puffer fish is the “I might die” aspect. It’s adventure sport as cuisine.

[Red Badger]

We had a family here get sick from eating puffer fish. If not properly cleaned their innards are poisonous..............

[ConservativeMind]

I can’t imagine buying prepared puffer fish from someone on the Internet.

It is extremely poisonous and only skilled people can properly clean them.

I would like to try it, but I’d only do it with a Japanese preparer with lots of experience.

[BBQToadRibs2]

The puffer fish liver contains Tetrodotoxin, a very potent poison. You have to be very careful removing the liver then cleaning the flesh very well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae#Poisoning

[Red Badger]

FUGU JOE BIDEN!....................

[stevio]

Should've used a manual

[nickcarraway]

Wasn’t there a Columbo episode where Louis Jordan killed someone with peufferfish?

[Red Badger]

Never watched the show....................

[lefty-lie-spy]

Fugu is very light and very delicious. If you eat several pieces you might feel a slight tingling on your lips and tongue due to the very small amount of residual tetrodotoxin in the flesh. Horse and whale sashimi are also very tasty. Fortunately, 7-11 sushi is totally acceptable here.

[stevio]

I’ll take your word on it.