Fugu Puffer fish and food in Japan

Fugu Puffer fish and food in Japan

Puffer fish toxin structure does not own this body, it is accumulated and transmitted by bacteria called Pseudomonas, a bacterium toxic, long-shaped bead as dai.Tong overview of puffer Puffer fish , a fish poison drama has died many in Japan as well as in Vietnam, but the puffer is also a favorite food of the people and expensive Japan. Today, outside of Japan, in Hong Kong and New York also has a restaurant serving specialties of this kind of puffer fish for diners can taste the special one of a kind ... the world is now 185 puffer fish have been classified in ichthyology (Ichthyology). Fish belonging to the Tetraodontidae, most marine life but also some kind of live in fresh water and brackish water. Live fish concentrated near the rocky shores or coral reefs, which provide the food the fish prefer. Puffer fish have an average length of about 15 cm to 40 cm in adulthood, with a weight from 1 to 4 lbs (0450 - 2.0 Kg) and is shaped like a pear round vote. Puffer fish can only swim float, slowly, and do not move far from where they reside, so when in danger, the fish can inflate to hatch out as tiny bubbles left to threaten the enemy. Because the fish can absorb water into the stomach and elastic, elastic with reserves rapidly than 2-3 times your body. In particular, the puffer fish toxin accumulation in most organs of the body, most are in the ovary, liver, pancreas, intestines ... and a small portion of blood, skin, and muscles. Quality toxin called Tetrodotoxin, and toxic substances than 1250 times of Cyanide poisoning. The puffer fish poisoning when, muscle spasms, head felt dizzy, body disintegration, headache, vomiting, shortness of breath. Approximately 60 to 80% of victims will die within 4 to 6 hours, and now scientists have not found a cure (antidote) toxin. Puffer fish toxin structure does not own this body, it is accumulated and transmitted by bacteria called Pseudomonas, a bacterium toxic, long shaped like a long necklace. Therefore, the puffer reared and lived independently in fish farms will not produce this toxin, until the individual receives or eating food containing the toxin ... and the fish will become independent damage. Puffer fish in Vietnam the old days when my big sister by her husband to teach in Kunshan (island), and was visiting home in Saigon, she often brings out the special product of the island for parents , brother, sister, my brother as the green turtles eggs (shells are very soft, very fleshy yolk), combs made ​​of tortoise and the puffer fish spines look very strange and funny. Fish were enlarged with thorns, fringed precipitates out to look like echidnas. Fish do not eat, only used as decorations in the house alone. In addition, at Phan Thiet Market I saw a puffer type stars, about 15 cm long, with dark gray back, white belly, and the dot cotton, black and white in the middle. This type of puffer poisoning if people do not know how to do and not understand the impact of toxins, it is often poisoned in the U.S. the most. Puffer Fishes Live in Japan / Fugu Sushi Only a qualified chef specialists should know how to do puffer. They must go through a learning process, experience for at least 2 to 3 years, and has to go through the National examinations in Japan, will be allowed to live puffer fish Fugu sushi. This exam consists of written examination, examination of the ichthyologist, implementation of practices, prepared puffer fish live, and they will enjoy because they make Fugu.Usually only 30% of students scored pass through the exam only. In Tokyo today there are about 1500 stores Restaurants Sushi Fugu puffer sells for 26 million people in Tokyo and surrounding areas. In particular, the most common dish is Fugu Sashimi dish, also called Fugu - sashi, when the white meat of puffer fish is sliced ​​and arranged like ikebana flower arranging art on a plate of still-dark , and you can see the color so beautifully decorated, through that thin layer of fish. Thus, when gripping piece of fish, you will find clear, detailed outline of the fish dishes. This is unique in the art of Japanese dining, guests enjoy both the taste buds of the tongue associated with color vision. Puffer fish Fugu life are served along with the spices of the small cup sauce made ​​from sesame oil, soy sauce soy sauce, wasabi mustard, turnip beam salt, ponzu vinegar, lemon, chili and have a warming alcohol concentration comes Sake is fun. Introduction to appetizers, guests will click drink a small cup of Sake, then pick a live puffer meat dishes come with medium spices mentioned above, all put in their mouths to swallow the very deliberate, gentle as falling cherry petals before the wind light, to feel and enjoy the sweet taste, healthy living puffer cold dishes, interjected that the spicy pepper, posting bitter, passionate, ecstatic to tear the tongue, of the spice comes. In Japan, the food has reached a level of art and for many people "live or live good, meaningful life is an art." In addition to live Fugu puffer fish (Fugu-sashi), Fugu fish hot pot of mushrooms, tofu, carrots, cabbage, chrysanthemum leaves, puffer fish and meat cooked in boiling soup dish called Fugu-Chiri, are served with oven and cook at the table party customers. Left, the fins, tail, including vi, vi vi back and abdomen are deep fried and served with hot sake, called the Fugu-hire-zake. On average, each using three Fugu dishes at the restaurants in Tokyo will cost about 100 to 200 U.S. Dollars, as puffer fish Fugu dishes are high or the delicacies in Japan because it requires thorough preparation, preparation of sophisticated and full of art. The hand of Fugu chefs in Tokyo sometimes left to a small enough amount to make the client a sense of numbness around the tongue numb, and enough to prove they had experienced moments of proximity to death ... when you can be proud of and tell your friends hear that I have been enjoying the unique cuisine of Japan. Epilogue A famous Japanese poet Buson is Yosa (1716 - 1783), also described the mood in his famous haiku poem about the despair of his relationship as follows: If I did not see her tonight I had to abandon her , so I had to eat Fugu Italy meaning and the mood is described as follows: I want to eat puffer fish Fugu, but I do not want to die ... human nature by a strange, something more forbidden the more curious people ... and always come back what is called taboo and puffer fish Fugu is one of the great cavalry or Tabu.