Puffer fish sold as salmon kills 15, sickens 115
 

" BANGKOK, Thailand - Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling
meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of
more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20403844/

A remarkable story. Personally I don't think I could ever think that a
pink-dyed puffer could ever be salmon since the appearance, texture,
musculature and taste are completely different, in both raw and cooked
forms.

Puffer fish sold as salmon kills 15, sickens 115
 

Musashi wrote:
> " BANGKOK, Thailand - Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling
> meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of
> more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday."
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20403844/
>
> A remarkable story. Personally I don't think I could ever think that a
> pink-dyed puffer could ever be salmon since the appearance, texture,
> musculature and taste are completely different, in both raw and cooked
> forms.
>
>
>
>
>
>


Wow... how the heck can a consumer look at a piece of puffer and think
it's salmon? they look totally different... Am I missing something?

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