Description
A luxury fish with a deadly poison: only licensed chefs may prepare it. Its sashimi, sliced so thin it is translucent, is laid out like a flower.
河豚
ふぐ
fugu
Fugu (pufferfish)
- Winter
Did you know?
In Shimonoseki it is called 'fuku', like 'fortune', to avoid 'fugu', which sounds like 'misfortune'.
Famous produce
- Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi), Japan's fugu capital
- Nagasaki, top farming prefecture
In the kitchen
- tessa
- tecchiri
- hirezake
- karaage
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
80 kcal
- Protein 96%
- Fat 3%
- Carbohydrate 1%
| Energy | 80 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 78.9 g |
| Protein | 19.3 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.3 g |
| Sodium | 100 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 430 mg |
| Calcium | 6 mg |
| Magnesium | 25 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.9 mg |
| Iodine | — µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 3 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 4 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.06 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.21 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.9 µg |
| Folate | 3 µg |
| Vitamin C | Tr mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 10236 · Tr = trace · — = no data
