Remember the old Simpsons episode where Homer eats the poison sushi? The stuff was called Fugu, and it’s made out of pufferfish/blowfish. It can be more poisonous than getting bit by a dog that just ...

This week’s print column breaks down the myths around the poisonous Japanese blowfish known as tora-fugu. The delicacy was arguably made famous by a Simpsons episode in which Homer thinks he has only ...

When the Simpsons go to a sushi bar, Homer decides to try Fugu, a poisonous fish if not cut properly. Homer ends up going to the hospital and told he has 22 hours to live and tries to live his life to ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan — Poison has been as integral to fugu, the funny-looking, potentially deadly puffer fish prized by Japanese gourmands, as the savor of its pricey meat. So consider fugu, but ...