71 bucks for a plate of FUGU? Are you fucking KIDDING me?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMMENT:

"I'm told this stuff is that famous poisonous puffer fish (fugu) on display as sashimi. The price seems about right (eep)..."

http://www.rei.org/JPN/Tokyo/index-shopping.html

Current exchange rate: 112.17 Japanese Yen = 1 U.S. dollar

8000 Yen divided by 112: SEVENTY ONE BUCKS FOR A PLATE OF FUGU!



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[supernova]

1. That stuff can be lethal, man

I would presume what you are paying for is the expertise of the sushi chef not to kill you.

[BikeWriter]

4. They eat what they train on. The incompetent ones die.

[DemBones DemBones]

2. I'm surprised it's that cheap -- it's a big delicacy

to those who like it. What's Kobe beef per pound in Tokyo now?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. I don't know about Japan prices, but here's a Web Site:

http://eprimecuts.com/shop.asp?sub=Wagyu%20Kobe%20Beef



http://eprimecuts.com/shop.asp?sub=Wagyu%20Kobe%20Beef

Our Wagyu filet is hand carved from the center of the tenderloin. It’s rich buttery taste is equally matched by its fork tenderness. So put your knife aside just your fork will do

4- 8oz. Portions $159.00
2- 8oz. Portions $89.00

6- 14oz. Portions $239.00
2- 14oz. Portions $89.00

6- 14oz portions $249.00
2- 14oz portions $99.00

8- 8oz. Portions $129.00
4- 8oz. Portions $74.00

[mike_c]

3. only a fool would eat fugu offered at that price....

Not that I'm likely to ever eat it at any price, but my understanding is that competently prepared fugu is generally quite a bit more expensive than that-- more on the order of $200 a plate. Incompetently prepared fugu isn't really much of a bargain....

[ET Awful]

5. Only a fool would eat fugu wrapped in saran wrap on a shelf :)

If it's gonna be eaten, it better damn well be prepared at the same time.

[Ediacara]

6. That's not a fugu puffer

It's a Porcupine Fish. Fugu is derived from Takifugu occelatus:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. They screwed up the pic, then...

...it came up on a Google Image Search, and the file name is "heiwa-fugu.JPG"...

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