| − | Many parts of the blowfish (including the [[liver]], [[muscle]]s, [[skin]], and [[ovary|ovaries]]) contain an extremely strong, paralyzing poison called ''tetrodotoxin''. This poison is about a thousand times deadlier than [[cyanide]]. There is no known antidote for this poison. Fugu (Japanese puffer fish) is eaten in [[Japan]], but is only cooked by specially-trained chefs who can minimize the amount of poison. Even so, many Japanese diners have died from eating this poisonous delicacy. | + | Many parts of the blowfish (including the [[liver]], [[muscle]]s, [[skin]], and [[ovary|ovaries]]) contain an extremely strong, paralyzing poison called ''[[tetrodotoxin]]''. This poison is about a thousand times deadlier than [[cyanide]]. There is no known antidote for this poison. Fugu (Japanese puffer fish) is eaten in [[Japan]], but is only cooked by specially-trained chefs who can minimize the amount of poison. Even so, many Japanese diners have died from eating this poisonous delicacy. |