I was in LA the other day. My friends and I went to the Japanese Restaurant Specialize in FUGU, blow fish with the infamous neurotoxin.
http://japanesefood.about.com/cs/sea...gublowfish.htm
My friend insisted that it has medicinal effects for bad hangovers and absolutely safe (the chef has special license to treat this). Fugu chiri (clear blow fish soup) I had yellow Mountain Dewish color with pretty blend taste. Fortunately I am alive here to tell the story about it.

The same night I saw my client having Main Lobster sashimi on the put back on the top of the same lobster chef extracted meat from, live and kicking. Let's say I didn't like the stares.

I had my days doing business in different parts of Asia. Whenever my local rep. dared me to try local gourmet dishes, I haven't backed down once.
Fried Scorpions and grass hopper (China), Snake Poison Shots, and some animal meat sometimes raw.

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