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fugu
noun
fu·gu
ˈf(y)ü-(ˌ)gü 
: any of various very poisonous puffer fishes (family Tetraodontidae) that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing parts are removed
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Despite the danger and risks, fugu has grown in popularity especially among gourmets and thrill seekers and is now also eaten countries outside Japan – at times, unregulated.
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Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Under Japanese law, fugu chefs must undergo extensive apprenticeships of up to three years before they are licensed and allowed to handle and prepare the fish for food.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Venkatesh has seen an enormous growth in sequencing power and technology since the early days of fugu.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
By comparing human and fugu genomes, researchers found almost 1,000 previously unidentified human genes.
—Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
In very, very, very low doses, tetrodotoxin causes numbness, tingling, and the slight lightheadedness that fugu, the Japanese preparation of raw pufferfish flesh, is known for.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2013
Humans are not immune: tetrodotoxin killed 179 people and poisoned another 467 in Japan alone from 1974 to 1983, where the flesh of these fish, fugu, is considered a delicacy perhaps because of the danger involved.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2015
The fugu genome gave geneticists a valuable point of comparison to the human genome.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
The Hiramatsu puts a particular focus on food—the hotel actually started out as a restaurant—and makes use of local produce on Shima to curate a unique menu from spiny lobster, fugu (puffer fish), ormers and rock oysters.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Under Japanese law, fugu chefs must undergo extensive apprenticeships of up to three years before they are licensed and allowed to handle and prepare the fish for food.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
Venkatesh has seen an enormous growth in sequencing power and technology since the early days of fugu.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
By comparing human and fugu genomes, researchers found almost 1,000 previously unidentified human genes.
—Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
In very, very, very low doses, tetrodotoxin causes numbness, tingling, and the slight lightheadedness that fugu, the Japanese preparation of raw pufferfish flesh, is known for.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2013
Humans are not immune: tetrodotoxin killed 179 people and poisoned another 467 in Japan alone from 1974 to 1983, where the flesh of these fish, fugu, is considered a delicacy perhaps because of the danger involved.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2015
The fugu genome gave geneticists a valuable point of comparison to the human genome.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
The Hiramatsu puts a particular focus on food—the hotel actually started out as a restaurant—and makes use of local produce on Shima to curate a unique menu from spiny lobster, fugu (puffer fish), ormers and rock oysters.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
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fugu
noun
fu·gu
ˈf(y)ü-(ˌ)gü
: any of various very poisonous puffer fish that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing organs are removed
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