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  • May 2008

    • Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      Newsweek  |  May 20, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      (Newser) - The return of foie gras to Chicago's menus inspires Newsweek to list dishes still considered too dicey to serve: Maggot cheese: Injected with larvae that pose health risks Puffer fish: Incorrectly prepared fugu can be fatal More »

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      FDA  • restaurant  • gourmet dining  • banned foods  • absinthe  • foie gras  • fugu

    • Japanese Fight Over Detoxed Delicacy

      New York Times  |  May 4, 08 7:14 AM CDT

      Japanese Fight Over Detoxed Delicacy

      (Newser) - One of Japan's prized delicacies is having an identity crisis: fugu, the pricey puffer fish that's poisonous unless prepared correctly, now has a farmed cousin that's harmless, the New York Times reports. But gourmands looking forward to eating fugu liver—the most delicious and potentially deadly part of the fish—are being thwarted by the fugu industry, which is fighting to keep a ban on the livers, even from detoxed variety. More »

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      Japan  • food  • fish  • poison  • ban  • delicacy  • fugu

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