A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare “fugu” pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed.

Fifth grader Karin Tabira passed a test this summer that means she is now certified to slice and gut the fish for consumption.

She recently used her new skills to serve a platter of paper-thin slices of fugu sashimi to the governor of southern Kumamoto region where she lives.

  • @OhmsLawn
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    148 days ago

    Thanks!

    That’s exactly why I was looking at these comments.

    Sounds like it’s essentially the same process you’d use for any other fish, except for the potential consequences of a mistake.