Fugu, a deadly pufferfish and Japanese delicacy, has enough poison in its liver alone to kill five people. Which is why Japanese law requires that the fish be cleaned and de-poisoned by a licensed ...

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 ...

The poisonous puffer fish, which inflates itself into a small balloon when caught, lives in most of the world’s oceans. But only in Japan, where it is called fugu, has it become a national tradition.

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 ...