Fugu

Fugu? If you're looking for a restaurant that serves food in that category, then you've come to the right place.
Here, you'll definitely find a restaurant that fits your search criteria, so take a look!

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Indulge in Winter Luxury: 5 Fugu Restaurants in Shimonoseki and Ube, Yamaguchi's Best Areas

Fugu is a must-have for visitors to Yamaguchi in the winter. It can be had as sashimi that is light but has delicious flavors that spread the more one chews into it. It goes well with ponzu sauce, can be had as a blowfish stew with rice and vegetable porridge and delicious broth, or as creamy cod roe added to hot sake with grilled fish fins. Here are 5 recommended restaurants that are elegant and arouse a desire to travel, where guests can enjoy fugu cuisine that is a bit luxurious and completely worth eating.

The History Behind Fugu Cuisine and Different Delicious Ways to Eat Fugu

Fugu (puffer fish) is a luxury food ingredient in Japan, and can only be prepared by specially licensed chefs because of the toxins stored within its body. Acclaimed for its distinctive texture, fugu is delicious whether raw, boiled, or fried, and is sure to get you hooked once you try it. Learn some trivia about fugu before trying it at some of the recommended restaurants below. Hopefully, you'll be able to use some of the information in this article as a reference for your travels!

Restaurants in Yamaguchi where You Can Try Fugu

At the westernmost point of Honshu, connected to Kyushu by the Kanmon Bridge, Shimonoseki, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is the city with the highest circulation of fugu (blowfish) in the whole country. Shimonoseki local people call it "fuku," which also means "good fortune" in Japanese. When carefully selected and handled by skilled chefs, fugu has an incomparable and delicious flavor. If you want to taste fugu in its homeland of Yamaguchi Prefecture, check out these recommendations.