Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

TOKYO — Veteran chef Yutaka Sasaki has a plan to remove the fear of eating one of the most poisonous fish on the planet: He wants to feed it to the emperor. The blowfish, known here as fugu, carries a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s clinical description of tetrodotoxin is as follows: “The consumption of toxic amounts of tetrodotoxin results primarily in neurologic and ...

For many travelers, part of the fun of exploring the world is trying new-to-them foods that are unavailable back home. Sometimes, that means eating parts of an animal they're not used to or chomping ...

A Japanese aquaculture firm claims it’s removed the exciting Russian-roulette element from the thrill-seeking act of eating fugu, the Japanese delicacy people insist on consuming despite it containing ...

A supermarket in central Japan sold several packages of the fish containing potentially deadly parts. Officials have issued a warning to residents. Officials in the central Japanese city of Gamagori ...