Fugu I

Abstract

Broadcast Transcript: The Japanese have serious thrill issues, dude. For hundreds of years, they've eaten fugu, a type of puffer fish whose liver is the seat of a poison called tetrodotoxin that causes paralysis then death even while your mind stays sharp and alert. Fugu chefs never know if they've completely removed all the poison and diners never know if they're going to survive the meal. There are no known antidotes. Fugu has left quite a few Japanese dead over the years and was even banned briefly back in the 16th century. Basho, the famous Edo era poet, wrote a haiku about it: Oh, nothing's happened to me! Yesterday has passed. Fugu soup. Even Homer Simpson had his own near death fugu-experience! Which proves the slightly-altered saying: one man's fish is another man's poison. #ceas #hacker #japan