Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan...

Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish

Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan...

File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japanese restaurant Keyaki at Pan Pacific Singapore hotel. Tokyo is set to relax its strict controls on the sale of the poisonous puffer fish, a dangerous but highly-prized delicacy known for making the occasional diner very sick, a city official said on Monday. -- ST PHOTO: TED CHEN TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo is set to relax its strict controls on the sale of the poisonous puffer fish, a dangerous but highly-prized delicacy known for making the occasional diner very sick, a city official said on Monday. Under present rules no 'fugu' can be served in restaurants in the Tokyo Metropolitan area by anyone other than a specially-trained and licensed chef who has removed the most poisonous parts. But an amendment being debated by the local legislature would allow eateries to sell fish that have been prepared off-site. Tokyo c...

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@seathos » 08 Mar '12, 8pm
RT @PacificCouncil: Hmmm... Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish. [link] #seafood #danger
@PacificCouncil » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
Hmmm... Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish. [link] #seafood #danger
@coolkid95_wy » 05 Mar '12, 10pm
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@DalmationRay » 05 Mar '12, 11am
HERE COMES A SCHOOL OF POISONOUS FUGU FISH! RT @STcom Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous fugu, also known as puffer fish [link]
@MogoCome » 05 Mar '12, 11am
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan... [link]
@Mitchell_Eng » 05 Mar '12, 11am
RT @STcom: Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous fugu, also known as puffer fish [link]
@STcom » 05 Mar '12, 10am
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous fugu, also known as puffer fish [link]
@DarickTheStig » 06 Mar '12, 3am
RT @STcom: Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous fugu, also known as puffer fish [link]
@ElRestorant » 05 Mar '12, 12pm
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan... [link]
@ComeEat » 05 Mar '12, 11am
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan... [link]
@AquiCome » 05 Mar '12, 11am
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan... [link]
@Restaorant » 05 Mar '12, 11am
Tokyo to relax rules on poisonous puffer fish: File photo of Fugu, also known as puffer fish, from upscale Japan... [link]