Before I’d arrived at this dark, back-alley restaurant in Tokyo, I’d been told that trust was the most crucial element involved when choosing a fugu chef. It was like selecting a heart surgeon or a ...

The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal. But Tokyo's city government is planning to ease restrictions that allow only ...

Every December, puffer fish get even, well, puffier, as they pack on fat to survive the chilly winter. And that’s when we snatch them up and eat them. In Japan, blowfish, puffer fish and globefish are ...

Winter is the best time of year to enjoy the fruit of the sea. Pacific bluefin tuna (kuro-maguro), Japan’s most popular red-fleshed fish, is in season, as is the fugu, or puffer fish. Fugu has a ...

The fugu is a fish famous for its ability to kill, if it's not prepared right. So find out how to eat this deadly meal, without dying, according to Lonely Planet's Book of Everything. - The fugu (from ...

Eating has been a perilous act for most of human history, but Western diners have lately become that much more obsessed with the idea that our meals might destroy us. A trio of taxidermied blowfish ...

Ordering fugu in Japan means placing your life in someone else's hands. This isn't hyperbole—it's a simple fact. The dish has caused deaths over the centuries, with documented cases appearing ...