Fugu (blowfish) soup is a traditional food from Japan, but it is also a delicious and dangerous dish. Fugu meat is a high-protein, low-fat food, but it also contains a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, which poses a serious risk of poisoning or even death if not handled properly. Therefore, the preparation of puffer fish soup requires extreme caution and can only be mastered by professionally trained chefs.

How to make puffer fish soup?

The following ingredients are needed to make puffer fish soup:

- Puffer fish meat: usually the skin and internal organs need to be removed, leaving only the fleshy part.

- Broth: This can be made by simmering chicken bones, pork bones or fish bones.

-Seasonings such as onion, ginger, garlic and chili.

-Seasonings such as wine, soy sauce and salt.

Here are the specific steps:

Step 1: Prepare Puffer Fish Meat

First of all, you need to remove the skin and internal organs of the puffer fish meat, leaving only the fleshy part. Then, cut the meat into slices or cubes and set aside.

Step 2: Prepare the stock

Put chicken bones, pork bones or fish bones into a pot, add enough water, bring it to a boil over high heat and then turn it to low heat to simmer slowly to remove the floating foam. You can add some seasonings such as green onion, ginger and cooking wine, cook until the soup thickens and set aside.

Step 3: Seasoning

Chop onion, ginger, garlic, chili pepper and other seasonings, put them into the pot, add appropriate amount of wine, soy sauce, salt and other seasonings, cook until fragrant.

Step 4: Cook the puffer fish

Put the puffer fish into the pot and cook until it turns brown, then pour in the stock, bring it to a boil over high heat, then turn down the heat to a low boil and simmer slowly until the puffer fish is cooked through.

How to consume puffer fish soup?

The following points should be noted when consuming puffer fish soup:

-Choose regular restaurants or hotels to ensure the freshness and safety of the ingredients.

-Don't buy or make puffer fish meat on your own to avoid poisoning.

- Before eating, make sure the puffer fish meat is cooked, don't eat it raw or half-cooked.

-Careful of eating fish spines in puffer fish soup to avoid getting stuck in the throat.

-Don't drink too much puffer fish soup to avoid ingesting too much tetrodotoxin.