Also known as: Puffer fish, Puffers, Balloonfish
Where you find it on the menu: Top sushi places (dish is called Fugu).
How it’s prepared: Licensed chefs (with 7 yrs. of intense training) carve out the poisonous parts – very carefully.
How it kills: Fish contains a powerful poison known as Tetrodotoxin.
How you die: Victim is paralyzed and eventually dies from asphyxiation.
Possible cure: Nothing. Zippo. All docs can do is keep you stable ‘til the poison is out of your system.
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