Are any fish poisonous to eat?
Chef's answer
The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal. But Tokyo's city government is planning to ease restrictions that allow only highly trained and licensed chefs to serve the dish.
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One word: Cyanide. This root vegetable, a staple of South American cuisine, is packed with vitamins and minerals. But it's also hiding a sneaky, potentially lethal ingredient. The leaves and roots of raw cassava contain cyanogenic glycosides, chemicals that release cyanide when eaten.
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An old wives' tale says crab lungs are toxic, but they're actually just not digestible and taste terrible. Now scrape out the gooey stuff in the center of the cras body's two equal solid parts. The greenish stuff is the liver, called the tomalley. You can eat it and many love this part of the crab.
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There are no parts on the lobster that are poisonous. However, the 'sac' or stomach of the lobster, which is located behind the eyes, can be filled with shell particles, bones from bait and digestive juices that are not very tasty. The tomalley is the lobster's liver and hepatopancreas..
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The main source of concern when it comes to raw potato consumption is a toxic compound called solanine, which can cause headaches, nausea, diarrhea, and even death in extreme cases.
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ackee fruitWhen ackee is an enemy The unripe ackee contains the same poison as the lychee, known as hypoglycin, Srikantiah said. The toxic nature of the ackee fruit is well-understood in Jamaica and West Africa, where the plant is grown.
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Salmonella can't survive boiling water, it would get killed at that temperature. It should be fine to boil everything in the same pot. As soon as one of the eggs gets cracked you might get a true mess, so it is safer to boil them separated from the rest of your meal..
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The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal. But Tokyo's city government is planning to ease restrictions that allow only highly trained and licensed chefs to serve the dish.
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