Qi Yan leaned over and interjected, "Do people in our city have a habit of eating pufferfish? I read that pufferfish are extremely poisonous. In many places where people eat them, to ensure diners' safety, the chef takes the first bite when a pufferfish dish is served."
"I wouldn't know about that." Man Zhang shook his head. "But I know someone who specializes in raising non-toxic pufferfish. If you're interested, I can take you over to have a look."
Qi Yan immediately said, "I'm interested! There are pufferfish that aren't poisonous?"
Man Zhang knew quite a bit about this. "Yes, they're a new breed developed in recent years. Among the pufferfish varieties permitted for trade, those are the few non-toxic pufferfish."
"I haven't eaten Nontoxic Pufferfish either, but supposedly they taste about the same as poisonous ones, except the toxins have been completely removed."
Pufferfish had always been highly poisonous, yet throughout history, there had never been a shortage of diners willing to risk their lives to eat them.
Chefs had also constantly tried every possible means to remove their toxins.
Most of the time, as long as the highly toxic liver, kidneys, blood, and so on were discarded, and the remaining toxin levels were kept within a safe range as much as possible, they could still be eaten. Some diners even deliberately sought out the thrill of being poisoned.
Qi Yan had researched quite a lot for his videos, but this was still his first time hearing of non-toxic pufferfish. "That's amazing."
Seeing that they were genuinely interested, Man Zhang said, "Someone in our county raises them. If you want to see them, I can take you tomorrow."
"I'll treat you. I can use the filming budget to have a meal, and ask whether they'll let me film while