A woman has sent up a red flag and is now lobbying for stronger laws in Malaysia around the sale of a toxic fish after her elderly parents ate some of it for lunch and died. Authorities in the state of Johor say that Lim Siew Guan and her husband, Ng Chuan Sing, both in their 80s, had purchased at least two puffer fish from a vendor on March 25, reportsย CNN. Lim is said to have fried the fish up that very same day for a meal, and he and his wife consumed it. Just minutes afterward, Lim began to have “breathing difficulties and shivers,” authorities say. Her husband soon started showing similar signs of distress, and one of the couple’s sons, who lives locally, rushed them to a hospital, where they ended up in the ICU, their daughter, Ng Ai Lee, tells theย Star.
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Can one get it in ice cream?
“FanFugutastic!”
https://youtu.be/-_SU_Ikab5g
Which why I never order the “Black Widow Spider Hot Pot” at the Lucky Golden Dragon Pagoda in my town.
“In Malaysia, it’s illegal to sell puffer fish meat; offenders could see a fine of up to $2,300 and a maximum prison sentence of two years.”
They should make it illegal to buy puffer fish and the penalty should be a death sentence. Problem solved.
So many things in the tropics will kill you. And it’s such a great vacation spot for Congress.
“Lim Siew Guan and her husband, Ng Chuan Sing, both in their 80s, had purchased at least two puffer fish from a vendor on March 25, reports CNN”
80 years old, lived in Malaysia all their life and they never heard a puffer fish wasn’t fit to eat? I don’t live there and even I know not to eat it. They don’t have the quality control that we have, and that is iffy.
“They donโt have the quality control that we have, and that is iffy.” …. I am constantly astounded that 1M people a year don’t die from “fast food”. I cook my own meals.
FJB
You want a blowfish? Then eat a blowfish. Just read the warning label first. Hell, cheeseburgers will kill you if you eat enough of ’em.
They should’ve read Steinbeck:
ht ps://archive.org/details/seaofcortez0000unse/page/124/mode/2up?q=puffer
Chizzle my nizzles!
do do do do do do Dumb.. ways to die do do do do do do
In Japan, only expert sashimi chefs are licensed to serve fugu. If a customer dies, that chef will lose his license FOR A WHOLE YEAR!
My oldest son was in Japan during January and tried it. He’s adventurous.