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From: gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar)
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Subject: sushi
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 12:14:33 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 12:14:33 1985
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	I just returned from a trip to california where i ate lots of
	sushi; one could call me a sushi fanatic. I have heard that there
	is one form of sushi which it is illegal to serve in this country,
	but that it is the best you can ever get; indescrible. The fish in
	question is a poisonous variety, i think, of puffer fish called, in
	japanese, 'fugu', and all the internal organs (like the liver and
	intestines) have to be scrupulously removed or the dinner faces a
	quick, but sometimes delayed, death due to paralysis. A japanese
	friend of mine has related a proverb about all of this:

	'You are crazy if you eat fugu;
	and you are crazy if you don't eat fugu'

	I would like to hear from other sushi fanatics who have tried this
	fish, and are able to compare it to the more usual fish (ie- tuna,
	snapper, halibut, yellowtail) that are served as sushi. What's all
	the hubbub about; what makes this deadly fish worth eating?


	{seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary}
	G. Sclar; Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester,
	Rochester, N. Y., 14727