fugu
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈfuː.ɡuː/us/ˈfuː.ɡuː/pluralfugutheJapaneseword forpufferfish(= atypeoffishwhosebodycontainsapoisonthat cankillpeople), or adishpreparedfrom thisfish:
河豚(pufferfish 的日语说法)The fugu is adelicacypreparedinJapaneserestaurantsbyspeciallytrainedchefs.河豚是日式饭馆里的美味佳肴,由受过专门训练的厨师烹制而成。
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- Someconsidertheliverto be thetastiestpartof the fugu, but it is also the mostpoisonous.
- Usuki is the Oitatownmostfamousfor fugu.
- Heshowedthat fugu could be made poison-free bystrictlycontrollingitsfeed.
- The fugufishisknownforitsfearsomenervepoison.
- Heinsistedthat fuguliver, whetherfarmedorwild, wassimplytoodangerous.
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