[BigFatMeanie]

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

What about that sashimi that can kill you if the chef does not prepare it correctly? (some kind of blowfish, I think?)

That would be fugu - the pufferfish

If an ingested dose of the fugu's poison is lethal, as more and more muscles are paralyzed, symptoms may include dizziness, exhaustion, headache, nausea or difficulty breathing. For 50% to 80% of the victims, death follows within four to 24 hours. The victim remains fully conscious throughout most of the ordeal, but cannot speak or move due to paralysis, and soon also cannot breathe and subsequently asphyxiates. If the victim survives the first 24 hours, he or she usually recovers completely.