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Takifugu, also known by the Japanese name fugu (河豚, lit. "river pig"), is a genus of pufferfish with 25 species, most of which are native to salt and brackish waters of the northwest Pacific, but a few species are found in freshwater in Asia or more widely in the Indo-Pacific region.
Fugu prices rise in autumn and peak in winter, the best season, because they fatten to survive the cold. Live fish arrive at a restaurant, surviving in a large tank, usually prominently displayed. Prepared fugu is also often available in grocery stores, which must display official license documents. Whole fish may not be sold to the general public.
One type of torafugu, 22-seiki fugu (meaning "22nd-century fugu"), has been genetically modified by removing four leptin receptor genes that control appetite. The result has increased appetite and weight gain, growing on average 1.9 times faster than normal torafugu. It is sold commercially as food. [8] [9]
Mushrooms can grow in an amazing variety of places. People seek Morel Mushrooms in forests, railway tracks, or fencerows in North America; the Lion’s Mane Mushroom tumble out of trees; ...
Fugu still remains a prized delicacy in Japan, despite its dangerous nature Image credits: yab While Japanese blowfish may be a delicious dish, every organ of it is poisonous — including its skin.
Pufferfish is regarded as a luxury in Japan and a meal featuring the potentially poisonous delicacy can easily cost up to 20,000 yen ($125) at high-end restaurants.
Oriental persimmon fruit, whole and halved, of the firm cultivar 'fuyu'. Persimmon fruit seed Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales.. The persimmon (/ p ər ˈ s ɪ m ə n /) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros.
The rings may grow to over 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter, and they become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. Fairy rings in folklore. Fairy rings are the subject of much folklore and myth worldwide, particularly in Western Europe. They are alternately seen as hazardous or dangerous places linked with witches or the ...