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fugu
Fugu (noun) means a type of blowfish eaten raw as a Japanese delicacy, which can be fatally poisonous if not prepared correctly.
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A type of blowfish eaten raw as a Japanese delicacy, which can be fatally poisonous if not prepared correctly.
"Twenty minutes later, the chef has successfully prepared a whole fugu—or puffer fish—a Japanese delicacy whose capacity to maim and kill is dividing the country’s culinary world."
— Justin McCurry, Last supper? Japan's diners divided over killer puffer fish (2016)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, “blowfish”).
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"fugu" (noun) means a type of blowfish eaten raw as a Japanese delicacy, which can be fatally poisonous if not prepared correctly.
