How do you tackle an invasion of giant jellyfish? Try making sushi

TimesOnline.uk ^ | December 07, 2005 | Richard Lloyd Parry

[AuH2ORepublican]

"If these jellyfish are poisonous, how can they be eaten?"

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Didn't you see that Simpson's episode? The sushi chef has to slice it up just right. Part of it is extremely poisonous, but the other part is "tasty fish."

[Xenophobic Alien]

It is fugu, a blow fish, that has the deadly nerve toxin in one of the
internal organs (either the liver of gall bladder, I forget which). There
are fugu restaurants in Japan, where the thrill of risking death by eating
even a slightly tainted sliver of meat is the whole point of the experience.

You must be a licensed fugu chef to work at such a restaurant, but there
are a number of "black market" fugu stands around, too.

However, fugu usually kills you within 15 minutes, not 24 hours. It starts
with a tingling in the fingers, and works its way up your arms and legs, until
you are completely paralyzed, and you die when it reaches your heart.

[Senator Bedfellow]

"Poison, poison, poison...tasty fish!"

[Senator Bedfellow]

[joem15]

Only the tentacles, which have nematocysts,or stinging cells, are poisonous. A nematocyst cell will fire, even if the jelly fish is dead. It's like a spring loaded booby trap. If you can avoid the nematocysts then maybe the rest of the jelly fish is a delectable treat.