There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others ...

Most importantly, it will take time for the toxic water to flow into the open sea ... smoked fish, the fisherman continues. Eel, pike perch and perch from the lagoon are actually a delicacy.

The Japanese delicacy ... poisonous organs on the tray, making sure he has accounted for every one, and tips them into a metal drum locked with a padlock. They will be taken to Tokyo's main fish ...

A Brazilian man who feasted on one of the most poisonous ... balloonfish or sea squab, according to the FDA. Despite the dangers of eating pufferfish, they are considered a delicacy in Japan ...

But if you peer inside a puffer, you'll learn that puffing up isn't the only trait that makes these fish one of the most threatening creatures in the sea ... times more poisonous than cyanide.

Pufferfish store their toxin, known as tetrodotoxin, in their liver, eyes, and sometimes skin; tetrodotoxin makes them taste ...