Comments on: Skinning a Butete or Porcupinefish

By: ian

ian — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:54:02 +0000

That is one beautiful creature when its alive. They don’t really have meat. But very interesting to look at. Can’t we Pinoy just stop eating anything moving in the air, land and sea? Just stop and let these creatures live.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:55:42 +0000

Here is a fairly exhaustive treatment of fugu culinary culture of Japan (to which I would still say no, thank you):

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBau6bfPBE

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:17:10 +0000

I have heard that tagutungan and its equally unattractive cousin, buriring, are not really poisonous. I would eat this if proven safe.

By: sonny sj

sonny sj — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 03:41:33 +0000

I had the chance to taste it in Antique several years ago, skin and all.
The skin turned gelatinous when cooked. It was delicious!
Yes, i read somewhere it’s the internal organs that are poisonous.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:25:05 +0000

Growing up in a coastal community, news of fish poisoning (usually from butete and tulingan) occasionally disturbed day to day living but did not really persuade folks to foreswear the risk. One suspects a callous Spartan-like attitude toward culling the old and the weak who are the usual victims of tainted dishes.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:14:15 +0000

So glad to see you’ve started posting again! Welcome back!

By: EbbbaBlue

EbbbaBlue — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:42:09 +0000

scared to eat this, Japanese tho loves them.

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:03:15 +0000

Pass. (Loving the posts,though. The drought has ended!)

By: ami

ami — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 01:05:08 +0000

Best to avoid the internal organs as these are the parts that are poisonous.

By: millet

millet — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:19:32 +0000

looks like frogs. no, thanks!