Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
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Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#2It was always my understanding that the appeal of well-prepared pufferfish was that it would still contain minute amounts of toxin to create a prickly/numbing feeling in the mouth.
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#3China has issues with food safety:
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/food-safety-in-chi...
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/04/21/w...
Do you really want to eat poison-free pufferfish there?
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#4I find this part interesting:
> Wang says: “Chinese [people] have risked death to eat pufferfish for a long time. The government couldn’t inspect every household to implement the pufferfish ban. So it opened up the industry by legalising it.”
> Duan says that, thanks to the legalisation, and to the number of fisheries experts graduating from the Ocean University of China and Dalian Ocean University, “pufferfish dining will soon become hugely popular like the eating of crayfish”.
So something is dangerous and people are going to do it anyway so they legalize it and try to make it safer instead of criminalizing it. The US could learn from China on this one.
Edit: Not explicitly referring to puffer fish. Just I like the general idea policy wise of using tools other than prohibition. I apologize for being off topic a little. (even though I quote the article)
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#5China has issues with food safety: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/food-safety-in-chi... https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/04/21/w... Do you really want to eat poison-free pufferfish there?
Yeah, they might have bred the poison out of them, but what about the heavy metals? :)
(I just couldn't help make that joke)
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#6China has issues with food safety: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/food-safety-in-chi... https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/04/21/w... Do you really want to eat poison-free pufferfish there?
Yeah, they might have bred the poison out of them, but what about the heavy metals? :) (I just couldn't help make that joke)
Asia Phish Slayer Poison Yes.
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#7I find this part interesting: > Wang says: “Chinese [people] have risked death to eat pufferfish for a long time. The government couldn’t inspect every household to implement the pufferfish ban. So it opened up the industry by legalising it.” > Duan says that, thanks to the legalisation, and to the number of fisheries experts graduating from the Ocean University of China and Dalian Ocean University, “pufferfish dinin…
> So something is dangerous and people are going to do it anyway so they legalize it and try to make it safer instead of criminalizing it. The US could learn from China on this one.
every country could stand to learn that lesson.
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#8I find this part interesting: > Wang says: “Chinese [people] have risked death to eat pufferfish for a long time. The government couldn’t inspect every household to implement the pufferfish ban. So it opened up the industry by legalising it.” > Duan says that, thanks to the legalisation, and to the number of fisheries experts graduating from the Ocean University of China and Dalian Ocean University, “pufferfish dinin…
Pufferfish is legal in the US as well along as it comes from specific sources.[1]
[1]https://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Industry/ucm085458....
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#9China has issues with food safety: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/food-safety-in-chi... https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/04/21/w... Do you really want to eat poison-free pufferfish there?
I've eaten plenty of things in China (have you?) and I'm still alive.
Re: Pufferfish in China bred poison-free
#10I find this part interesting: > Wang says: “Chinese [people] have risked death to eat pufferfish for a long time. The government couldn’t inspect every household to implement the pufferfish ban. So it opened up the industry by legalising it.” > Duan says that, thanks to the legalisation, and to the number of fisheries experts graduating from the Ocean University of China and Dalian Ocean University, “pufferfish dinin…
Pufferfish is legal in the US as well along as it comes from specific sources.[1] [1] https://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Industry/ucm085458....
I think he was likely referring to other restrictions on personal liberty, specifically drug (cocaine, pot, heroin, etc) prohibition.