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Default White Tuna (Escolar)

Musashi wrote:

> "Norman Leonski" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>Well, I've now been introduced to escolar. I had two pieces of what was
>>labeled as "White Tuna" at about 7 pm and by 10 pm that evening to 5 am
>>the following morning, I lived in the small room next to my bedroom.
>>Good God! I won't be doing THAT again.
>>
>>The fish itself was delicious. It was so tender and flavorful, I'm
>>really sorry that I won't be tasting it again.
>>
>>Good luck to those who have a resistance to the problems with this
>>fish.
>>
>>Here's an article I found that's pretty interesting:
>>
>>

>
> http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wc...m-cdi2603i.htm
>
>
> I guess you now know why you won't see this fish in sushi restaurants in
> Japan.
> It's illegal to serve it.


Why would it be illegal to serve something that might give you stomache
distress, but legal to serve something that could kill you (fugu).

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Dan