It's ILLEGAL To Eat These JAPANESE FOODS in America...

[@MrsEats]

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[@RHCole]

Fruit jellies, for sure! I don't eat seafood 🤢

[@kosminuskosminus]

WooooooW making videos about food and nothing about EOMAN WORLD CUP 2023 where Japan domintes ........ yaaaaaaaa .... thumbs down for this video

[@Tser]

There are versions of the fruit jelly cups that are legal in the US ... I believe they have to be over a certain size. The small ones are considered a choking hazard, but if they're large enough that people have to bite them to eat them they're considered legal I believe. I like to use the plastic tubs they come in (with the handle) to make terrariums afterwards, or store things in, haha. They also make a form specifically used for feeding pet beetles, which originated in Japan, as well! It started out with people just feeding the jelly cups to their pet beetles, but then they started making a higher protein, beetle-specific version.

[@HereForAStorm]

Your hair looks REALLY nice! 👍

[@thirdworldassassin]

you are so interesting , can i trade my girlfriend to your boyfriend for a week ? lol my grandpa taught me to speak japanese when i was a kid but i forgot how to speak it

[@AffyisAffy]

Kudos to this channel on reporting on this in an objective way that is sensitive and informative for us westerners

[@elgatofelix8917]

"us westerners" TRANSLATION: overly sensitive whiny liberals who happen to live in the western hemisphere but make up only a fraction of it's population.

[@LV-426...]

Japan is a Western society. Being Western has nothing to do with geography.

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

I would be perfectly OK with sinking whaling ships.

[@jcgjcg3844]

I was going to argue the sensitive thing, but then thought ahh yeah. Damn millennial's and Gen Z's!

[@jpbaley2016]

I was an Investigator for the FDA. I worked on 2 cases involving toxic blowfish. The older case was a result of 5 people dying from eating toxic blowfish sold in aKorean market as Korean monkfish. The 2nd case involved a family of 5 (Korean), where the mother purchased dried blowfish from a Japanese market in NYC. All 5 (including 3 children) ended up in the ER and hospital. Thankfully all recovered. Multiple federal, state, and local agencies were involved trying to track down how the blowfish was being smuggled into the US. Occasionally, deaths occur, usually when someone eats the toxic American blowfish. A non-toxic species exists near the Indian River delta in Florida, but people mistake them occasionally. Konjac was banned in my early days in the agency. Other deaths occurred involving konjac, not as a sweet, but as weight-loss capsules. The thought was you swallowed a couple of the capsules. Once in the stomach, the konjac inside would swell giving you a feeling of fullness to limit eating. But deaths occurred, when the capsules lodged in the throat and expanded causing suffocation.

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

how come you didn't investigate McDonalds, their "food" will straight up FUCK your body up

[@yugioht42]

Whale is only legal in Alaska but in native communities. If they hunt it themselves and the kill is fully documented and at a certain amount. It’s seriously strict. Even seal and walrus is highly regulated. We are not even allowed to touch them normally in the lower 48 unless you are doing it for scientific purposes or are forced into a situation where you have to touch them. That or zoological reasons. Whales are rare when by the entire east coast though a few show time to time like this past week with two orcas showing by the Florida keys. The west coast you see the humpbacks and other big whales though only offshore. The law is no whale products unless for scientific use. The only thing that uses whale products is the space tech we have building now and what is already up there. They use whale oil to lube up a few parts and whale products are pretty much monopolized by the federal government. We the public don’t actually use any whale products directly or indirectly as artificial substitutes are available.

[@gaidhliglass]

Not just Alaska, but there is also the Makah tribe in the Pacific Northwest (WA) who are traditionally whalers. They won a legal treaty argument (I believe this was in the late 1990s) and trained the traditional way to hunt for a whale. They shared some with the community. I'm not sure if they still hunt, but are allowed to do so.

[@meghanpierce5375]

​@@gaidhliglass They don't yet and it's still a HUGE debate. They want to again, but activists are blocking them. Sea Shepherd and activists like them are threatening them and making claims that they want to sell it to Japan- which has become the boogeyman of whaling. That and they don't need it, it's barbaric, etc. An interesting claim I see is that they should hunt with only traditional methods, which is interesting because they are less humane than current methods. Even the Alaskan Natives use a grenade-tipped harpoon because it's quicker to kill, and has a higher chance of killing than traditional methods. Sea Shepherd would shut down Alaska's whaling too if they could too. They've attacked teens who have hunted whales, by leaving threatening comments and calls. I've sure they've been doing it to the Makah people too. They are animal rights activists for ocean life, it's just whales that have most of the press for them.

[@meghanpierce5375]

They aren't that rare in the Northern Atlantic, and there's quite a bit of whale-watching tourism there. Seen them myself there. Certain species absolutely are, like North Atlantic Right Whales, but others are making a comeback like Fin and Humpback. Minke Whales never were commonly hunted there, so they've stayed relatively common the whole time. But yeah, you're talking about the Marine Mammal Protection Act. I feel like it needs an overhaul to allow some traditional uses. I could even see an argument for some hunting that is highly regulated to be sustainable, especially for seals and sea lions, but that would be so controversial it would never actually happen.

[@DaveTexas]

You’re covering some sensitive topics very respectfully and thoughtfully. Such a great, interesting video!

[@jeffreysg]

Always excited to find out there is a new Mrs.Eats video out. I actually found a frozen whale vending machine when I was in Japan. Price range was 1000 to 3000 yen. These jellies are found in many treat boxes. So it’s possible you may find one in a Tokyo Treat box if you sign up. You know, if you want to be adventurous and try something “dangerous”.

[@antoniomoralesenos]

@MrsEats I'd love to see a video on common Japanese ghost stories and or urban legends you were told when growing up in Japan. For example, I grew up in Hawaii and I'd hear the well known stories about Night Marchers, The Faceless Lady, The Kasha house of Kaimuki, and Pele. What are some urban legends/ghost stories you remember from Japan?

[@specialk9999]

Wow, I didn’t know those konyaku jellies had all that backlash. I used to eat them frequently when I was a kid in Tokyo.

[@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr]

I'm incredibly impressed with how well you covered the topic of whaling and it's worldwide consumption. I learned a great deal from this!

[@mandab.3180]

jelly cups are pretty easily found at most asian markets still. i love the ones with nata de coco inside 🤤

[@Mike__B]

Not all jelly cups are the same though, my kid eats the ones from the Asian grocery stores too but I don't think they are made of the same stuff as the ones shown in the video.

[@victoriazero8869]

The problem is not the whale It is only a problem if it is endangered whale, and sometimes it is Fugu, however, is overrated.

[@CordeliaWagner]

It's morally wrong.

[@victoriazero8869]

@@CordeliaWagner Why? What makes whales special but other animals are fine for slaughter?

[@shushyshushy6762]

@@victoriazero8869 Even though the sale of Whale Meat is illegal in the U.S. I don't see why it should be, I get that it's to prevent the sale of endangered species, but here in the U.S. native tribes have been eating whale meat long before the European settlers made their way to the PNW. Yes, protecting ENDANGERED species I agree with, but it shouldn't come at the cost of destroying someone's culture. I think that outright banning and making ALL whale meat illegal to sell, is the U.S. Governments lazier way of not having to regulate another thing to protect the species of certain endangered species without having to put much effort into it.

[@shushyshushy6762]

@@CordeliaWagner It's only "morally wrong" by yours and the rest of the Western worlds morals. Had you been born in Japan or any other Eastern Country, you wouldn't have a westerner's ideology.

[@kiyarolynn]

Growing up, my neighbors on one side were from China and neighbors from the other were from the Philippines. They always brought us the most amazing candy - and both cultures have some variation of those jelly candies! I loved them so much and I’ve been on a hunt to find them again. I guess now I know why they are so hard to find 🤷🏻‍♀️ Till we meet again, lychee gel cup 🙏❤️

[@polidon1577]

I find it so dumb that people are trying to get it banned, just teach your kids to chew their damn food lol. Not to mention America has worse things in their foods including a laundry list of items banned in other countries for their connection to cancer

[@hensonlaura]

Some tourists in Mexico eat pufferfish with out knowing it. In Mazatlan, on the sea of Cortez, local fisherman catch them & they are butchered & sold in fish tacos all up & down the malecon. Who is so rich as to throw away meat in the hand? lol

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Whale consumption isn't the issue it's more to do with endangered species

[@kekeke8988]

Minke whales are not even remotely close to endangered. There's no logical reason to ban consumption of non-endangered whales.

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

@@kekeke8988 It's not? Then it's likely the law banning the selling of it is likely a blanket ban, much like alcohol during the prohibition.

[@grossartus]

If its not endangered, ibdont see any issues, we eat mamals in daily basis, and whales grow in the sea and you sure can feed a whole town for a long time with it

[@MurseSamson]

They are extremely intelligent animals. It's a moral reason, that's why. Japan is one of very few countries that still do whale hunting. The rest of the world literally only stopped, because it was seen as an immoral crime against intelligent animals. I expect in the future we'll do the same thing to pigs. 🤷‍♂️ They are also extremely intelligent animals.

[@grossartus]

@@MurseSamson pigs are also extremely intelligent, i think it was more of a concern not to make it an endangered species, in Egypt there isba mmamals like the manatee the localsbused to hunt for food, now there is like 5 and they are now protected, the problem with sea mamals hunting is difficult to regulate and control, if everyone starts to hunt whales sure their population would dangerously sin a pregnancy of a whale lasts arround 15 months

[@kandn420]

I saw iron chef Masaharu Morimoto serve/prepare blowfish on a tv show before at one of his restaurants in the states. It was fascinating how they carefully cut the fish.

[@pupseaweed]

I remember trying whale croquettes at a izakaya in Asakusa a few years back out of curiosity because it's illegal here in the states. Like with the school kids, I think because I hadn't grown up with it I didn't particularly find it that great and probably wouldn't get it again.

[@DeepThought420]

With how many Cattle are "Harvested" in 1 day in America the Whale count is nothing! I worked at a small plant and they "Harvested" 1200 cows a day..

[@BubblesChika]

*MrsEats uploads a video.* Me: *Time to drop everything I'm doing, then.*

[@dublinius]

Apart from the choking hazard, look at all that single use plastic! 😕

[@Kaitoucchi]

Loving how you're just here to educate and not much create debate. Always love coming back here. ❤

[@slalomie]

Ahh I grew up eating those single serve jellies! They do sell them in the US but I’m not sure if they’re made of konjac or some kind of gelatin. They’re definitely a choking hazard for kids and the elderly since they’re so easy to eat.

[@CordeliaWagner]

Never let a child be unsupervised.

[@Fishylucifer]

Always love your informational videos. You go about it in such a great way.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

There are Indigenous people in Alaska and the Frontier of Canada that are allowed to eat whale. But yeah, in the majority of the US and much of North America, whale is not a menu option.

[@sonny9054]

When Americans first went to Japan, it was to ask them to open their ports so that US ships could use these as their base for whaling. Whaling for oil.

[@johnsomn2148]

Having spent 8 hrs looking thru a microscope trying to find the head of a fish fluke parasite cause the patient on the operating table ate raw fish. This parasite grows by sections , so we had to make sure the head was located or no matter how many feet of the segments were removed it would start to regrow. Yea I don't eat sushi and all my Asian soups must be hot❤

[@mayapilkey6805]

There is a way to kill them in the fish. Freeze the fish and keep it frozen for atleast a week before -20 without it getting any warmer than that it'll kill both the parasite and the eggs. In Canada is illegal to sell sushi with fish that hasn't been treated for parasites in a restaurant

[@freyja4954]

All sushi and sashimi in the USA is required to be flash frozen to prevent parasites.

[@stephaniegrady8]

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[@onetime5640]

Thank you for this wonderful video ! With respect I love you and your channel ! Keep up the good work . 🌺

[@KyaKramer]

Whaling is essential for ingenious tribes in the far north of North America in order to meet dietary requirements. Narwhal in particular serves as the main source of vitamin C for many of these tribes, and there are very limited ways in which they are allowed to hunt for them.

[@agabrielhegartygaby9203]

As you say properly and safely handled puffer fish is safe to eat. Anything can be dangerous. Virginia Woolf once said: we do not live life by avoiding death. Embracing life is so much more.

[@CordeliaWagner]

Avoiding death keeps you alive. Doing stupid things is nothing more than doing stupid things. It isn't true just because a famous person said it.

[@agabrielhegartygaby9203]

@@CordeliaWagner of course. But do you really want to live in a way that you never ever take a risk because one day....? Agree totally re stupid.....

[@lethalweapontom]

I am Japanese. I don't eat whale. History of modern whaling. Americans wanted to use whale oil, so they hunted whales in waters near Japan. It has a history of being a port of call in the late 1800s, when Japan sought to open the country. At that time, Japan was still in the Edo period. We learned from Americans how to efficiently catch whales using large ships. Do Americans know about this kind of history? Japan is often criticized for its hunting of whales, but why aren't countries other than Japan that hunt whales criticized? Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Russia, etc. A small number of Americans and Canadians, including Alaskans, also hunt whales. The media's biased reporting is too harsh. In any case, it is selfish and arrogant to force another country's food culture on others based on your own ideas. People in China and Korea say they eat dogs, and although I love dogs, I don't criticize Korea or China for that.

[@Fujoshi1412]

I remember a ban on the jellies. I think a few kids had them when I went to school and the lawsuit was recent too.

[@EdjieboaNova]

Thank you. Fascinating. :) Dallas, Texas 💙🌻

[@darkangel8068]

Don't ban konyaku, because even though it could kill you, there are more deadlier foods that kill you!" 😄 Love that logic

[@sirebellum0]

All the deaths are the results of people being dumb as opposed to the food itself being inherently dangerous, so there's that too. Humans were born with teeth for a reason

[@evil1by1]

Well its true people choke in meat, hotdogs, bread, grapes, anything people eat which requires chewing. You cant fix stupid

[@admiralyamato299]

Thanks you for all your great work 🙏 Also I really enjoyed the video

[@MrsEats]

Hi Yamato!! Thank you SO MUCH for your SUPERCHAT!! I'm glad you enjoyed this video!! Which food did you feel was most shocking to be illegal in America??

[@admiralyamato299]

@@MrsEats well I'm from the United Kingdom can I suppose horse meat is one that shot me at first but each country is unique in some way or another

[@hangonsnoop]

You talked about whale meat in a sensitive and respectful manner.

[@elgatofelix8917]

She's Japanese. Being respectful and polite is part of her culture. I'm American and I would eat that whale meat up with no regrets whatsoever. Damn it looks good! Yum. 😋

[@braindamedge1249]

@@elgatofelix8917 same im so curious to know what it tastes like Im going to japan in 2 weeks defo going to see if i can try it!

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

You forgot mimolette. This French cheese contains too many cheese mites to pass FDA regulations, and some people are allergic. You can buy it in Japan and Hong Kong if you want to try it. It's like a slightly sweet cheddar. The rind is not edible.

[@epicow_1973]

Only if imported. you can make it on your own if you want, and there are plenty of good places to try it.

[@numadong69]

Looks good. Thank you Mrs. Eats!

[@braindamedge1249]

Going to Japan in 2 weeks im so curious to know what whale meat tastes like. defo going to see if i can try it!

[@guido9580]

Another amazing video! and love to see Kimagura in the video! 5:42!

[@admiralyamato299]

Thank you for all the great content 🙏 I always enjoy the videos

[@MrsEats]

Thank you so much again Yamato!! I'm glad you enjoy it!! We have more fun and interesting videos coming soon!! I hope you will like them!! And thank you for always supporting the channel!!!

[@admiralyamato299]

@@MrsEats I will always be here to support your channel 🙏 and your content helps me out in more ways then one

[@alorachan]

I adore konyaku jelly candies! The ones you pictured, the Orihiro brand you pictured in particular is fantastic. I used to get them at an Asian market across the street from where I lived in Vancouver, the orange and muscat flavors were my absolute favorite! I wish I could find them more readily because they are just so darn tasty and I love the texture!

[@KyleReaume]

I love your content, so entertaining but I also learn so much

[@davidbarkin8269]

You can eat whatever you damn well please. It's illegal ONLY to sell these items!

[@blackrosenuk]

Konnyaku Batake is my all-time fave Japanese snack. All my Japanese friends give me tons of it after they go back to Japan. I currently have about 15 bags of the grape stuff at my house... but not for long!

[@kazuhasgloves]

Ayyye, good morning! 🕺🏾💗

[@Keichan2501]

I had fugu in New York at Morimoto restaurant. Was not tingling. But it had a subtle fish taste in a good way.

[@RacerX888]

I ate spicy whale blubber at a street food stall in NYC Chinatown in the early 70's. It was like eating stir fried spicy erasers. Very chewy and rubbery. It's definitely an acquired taste.

[@Bergkatse2]

I’ve bought those jelly candies in Chinese supermarkets in the States recently. Nice lychee flavoured ones

[@ShaferHart]

They used to sell similar ones in my country.. not sure if they're still around. Choking on them was never a worry lol but I'm glad I never had an issue eating them.

[@BubbaBearsFriend]

Those lychee jellies are not as firm as the Japanese ones Mrs. Eats was talking about.

[@suzannes5888]

There are some legal exceptions to whale meat consumption in the US, particularly in Alaska. It is illegal to buy or sell bowhead whale or Cook Inlet beluga whale meat or muktuk. Edible portions of other threatened or endangered marine mammals may be sold, but only by Alaska Natives in Native towns or villages for Native consumption. I first had fugu in the 1980's....to me, it's over rated.

[@EmptyBowls]

I have no problem with whaling, as long as there are limits placed on the amount that can be hunted periodically. We place similar limits on other kinds of native game like deer and fish, and it works favorably and sustainably for both, environmentalists and hunters. The big problem with it, is the environmental impact of overfishing for them and the domino effect that it will create on the food chain and the cultural traditions of any indigenous people that consume them regularly. It's good to see Japan taking the lead to regulate whaling for commercial use. With the advances they are making in lab grown meats, hopefully, we'll be able to see more whale meat being sold in US stores as common as it's being sold in Japanese stores.

[@MdsBTSArmy]

thank you for this content it's very informative and safety guide aside from educational. l personally love Japanese food because of taste and the love in preparing their dishes with so much art and artistry.❤ More power to your channel.♥️

[@admiralyamato299]

I love the video Mrs eats keep up the good work can't wait to see what you share with us next

[@NickRowler]

I've seen jelly fruit cups in the US, usually in Asian Grocery stores. I always just assumed they were the same product but I could be wrong.

[@blombastique]

Wow, we'll said! You're not here to argue the point, but let's talk about it so we can all understand. I love how you said it! 😊

[@mandybling]

This is just me, but who are we to judge what other cultures eat? Seems a touch elitist IMO.

[@matstarfighter8262]

A video from Mrs. Eats? It's a good day!

[@shpeen8835]

Hi Mrs. E! Im all for saving whales. Absolutely limits should be set. But I have no problem with Inuit consuming whale, they have for centuries, it's their culture. Japan also. And I have tried whale ( oily, chewy) and fugu ( tasteless).

[@CordeliaWagner]

Japanese are not Inuit and even Inuit can get in their car and drive to the next grocery store. There are no reasons to eat whales in todays society.

[@shpeen8835]

@@CordeliaWagner Absolutely true. But I am not going to say they can't if they wish to

[@righteothenable]

I used to buy jelly candies all the time in the USA, and can often find them still.

[@MUSICWORLD_99168]

Some fugu/ blow fish species are not poisonous. Like most of species found around Taiwan. So our native Taiwanese have been eating them for more than 1000 years, and rarely got fatal cases.

[@danzingcat5949]

I'm not vegetarian but pigs and cows are also intelligent and friendly with humans just as whales and dolphins. What bothers me is the way they are sacrificed (painfully) and the fact they are going extinct.

[@feral_shade]

It upsets me that millions of people do something that's completely harmless ...and then 1 child has an accident...so they immediately think that thing is now extremely dangerous for everyone. Grieving parents need to accept that unlikely accidents happen....and not making the weight of their loss felt by the rest of the world Its selfish!!! 😔

[@KELLYLOCKHART777]

You can still find the little Jellies snacks in the USA at Asian grocery stores, and sometimes Spanish grocery stores.

[@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012]

i was gonna comment this

[@Nilguiri]

Why tf would Spanish grocery stores sell it? We don't eat that shit in Spain.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@Nilguiri Cuz for some reason Spanish grocery stores will sell Asian items 😅.

[@Nilguiri]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Are there many Spanish grocery stores in the USA?

[@Fujoshi1412]

@@Nilguiri​​⁠​​⁠​⁠yes? How is this a question. We have large ones and smaller market. We are right next to Mexico. So Spanish/Mexican grocery stores aren’t uncommon. More so depending on where in the USA. California would be one were you can expect to find one. I know if three were I live.

[@rommelangus]

12:49 lol… “pork” or “beef” gelatin tends to be more soft and fragile asf than agar agar (kanten) jelly and konyaku jelly. 😮😮

[@maniacusgames3621]

just got a delivery today with a bag of sakura mochi in a cherry blossom flavor.. they are delicious. also have a ramen kit with fresh packaged bamboo shoots freeze dried green onion and freeze dried bbq pork roll slice.. i will probably take it with me to work and prepare it there tomorrow before my shift.

[@greghelton4668]

There are documented cases where wild tora fugu found their way into a fish farm net. Hence farm raised fugu also needed to be treated as though they are toxic.

[@galas455]

You handled this topic pretty well.

[@NoStoryNoWorry]

11:22 *Wait* ! I’m American and loved eating those growing up as a weird snack 😂 Also, FYI, glucomannan aka konjac is an amazing fiber source and can be a great sub for kosher diets.

[@a_yanki]

I have read that horse meat is served at some Japanese (and French) restaurants, and I am pretty sure that is banned in the US as well.

[@julscatten2640]

Mrs. Eats, I wish you’d visit the US again and make a video on eating other regional cuisine since your other American food video was mostly based on where your husband is from (I’m guessing Southeastern US down near the Gulf of Mexico, most likely Louisiana itself?). I’d love to watch a video of you sampling regional delicacies like Lox and cream cheese bagels, funeral potatoes, Old Bay crabs, scrapple, and Rocky Mountain Oysters. Google that last one before you commit to tasting that one though…

[@samanthadean1083]

Turns out that kinder surprise eggs are also illegal in the US. Apparently, they believe that kids will try to eat the toys and choke… Cheers from Canada!!!

[@haileybalmer9722]

It's interesting. We have konjac jellies in the US, they're just sold in straw form. If you inhale the whole thing, it just slides down your esophagus, believe me, I know. It feels super weird. And we have fruit cups, they're just made with agar instead of konjac. Sometimes they have little piece of fruit in. Yum!

[@Jehuty989]

I think tradition is not as important as killing an ocean mammal that is much smarter than a dog and is also in danger of going extinct. Times change, people used to own slaves, it's the US's Southern tradition. Doesn't make it right and it should not be celebrated, but it should be remembered.

[@Mecks089]

Just another page in the _"America bullying to control Japan"_ book.

[@AffyisAffy]

I have similar feelings about octopus but unfortunately it's really delicious and one of my favorite sushi items... Maybe one day I'll stop

[@chrisedwards2539]

Whale is popular and still frequently eaten in Norway

[@Herr_Vorragender]

People in the US choke on bread. I'm a strong believer, the US must ban all bread. 💁‍♂

[@DraziWDragon]

When I was in Florida, my uncle, cousins, and my parents, would fish for puffer(certain species, not all) and blow fish. And cleaning them safely, is a LOT easier than what everyone makes it out to be. I have cleaned and prepared hundreds of them, and no one has ever gotten sick or died from any of them. See bottom note for extra caution of "puffer" type fish at the bottom. Keep in mind, I'm not a pro, and not "licensed" to prepare for commercial consumers. Always Do your own research on cleaning methods, and choose which procedure you would use for cleaning your own fish. This is my method, and my families'. its simple. One hand must be wearing a thick leather glove, for gripping the head of the fish, because their "beak" type teeth, are razor shark, and strong enough to take a chunk of your finger and bone off. you make a slice across the back of the eyes, on top of its head, and while using your other hand, firmly hold the side of the fish, even with the spine, where its back muscles are the firmest, and snap the spine from the head where the cut was made behind the eyes. then simple grab the now exposed spine bone, and pull it out. The spine, and meat will come out together, and look like a skinless chicken drumstick. give it a rinse in fresh or salt water, and you are good to go. this is a method that has been passed done from generations in my family. We are Indigenous People ."Native Americans" "Puffer" fish are not the same as blow fish. Puffer has spikes that stick out when they are threatened, and most are venomous. They are also only found in 100% salt water, and not the brackish (salt and fresh water mix) water that blow fish are often found in. Puffer fish have a few different species, and some are endangered. Most look the same to an untrained eye. because of the spikes, they are a bit more difficult, and time consuming to clean. They also aren't found in large groups like the blow fish. In short, Blow fish are actually a nuisance, and an invasive species. if you see/catch one, there's 20 more in a ten foot radius. Tastes the same as a puffer, easier to clean, has no limit on how many you can catch and keep per day, and because they live in brackish waters, they are a lot less likely to have the toxins that puffers do. Only downside they have, is they are smaller. so the meat you get is about the same as a chicken wing drumlet/flat. They also are in the same ecosystem/water type, as a Manatee. And sadly, they do bite manatees. So, all the more reason eat a blow fishes instead of puffers. Hope this helps.

[@kailexx1962]

Another thing that's fine in Japan (sushi restaurants), but illegal elsewhere (E.U., but not U.S.) is white tuna (Escolar). Its not really a tuna species and the meat contains a toxin that can cause sudden, explosive diarrhea anywhere from 30 minutes to 30 hours later. In the U.S. its legal, but the recommended consumption is 6 ounces or less.

[@acelast8636]

I didn't know that there was a non-poisonous fugu. I also grew up eating the jelly cups and they are quite chewy so they can be a dangerous choking hazard. I just wish they can be renamed to something else besides "jelly" because small warning labels won't stop parents from buying them and kids from eating them. When you think of "jelly" you think of soft gelatin, not something you need to put on dentures to be able to safely eat. Maybe "fruit chews"? I'm not a marketing expert.

[@katkaat]

Those Jellies are not illegal; I always get them from Japanese market~ And Orihiro ぷるんと have become very popular this summer!!!

[@metern]

Im from Norway. And wee still practicing comersial whaling 😊

[@genisay]

Seems like KZbin doesn't want me to watch this video. It keeps playing ads then just going to a black screen, and when i refresh, I just get more ads.

[@SnacksLP]

Meanwhile in my country. We hear America have a horse meat scandal. Journalists here want to make a funny article and went to buy several different meat products and test them for horse meat in the labs. Result is negative, no horse meat... no meat of any kind detected at all. We call it the horseburger scandal.

[@rougarou8439]

I know they still surve in in some schools for lunch. A friend of mine in Osaka who teaches English there had whale in her kyuushoku one day last year! She was freaking out about it

[@Shortfuse39]

I saw a video on raising non-poisonous blow fish a while back that said Fugu was illegal in Japan for hundreds of years due to a daimyo's army ate fugu while traveling to war and 50% of the army died before they even got into battle. Is there any truth to it?

[@Sigurther]

Amusingly enough, it was the Fugu episode of the Simpsons that got me interested in sushi to begin with - I found a sushi place about 40 minutes away and tried a bit of everything I could - immediately got hooked on it, and have loved it since. Aboriginals typically hunt using traditional means such as spears and manpowered boats, and farm the meat sustainably. That, and in some cases, being people who have no choice but subsistence living, they do it sustainably. In this day and age, advanced nations really have little reason to commercially farm sea mammals, and probably shouldn't, but if it can *at least* be done responsibly and sustainably, it's better than the alternative. As time goes on, we will probably move further and further from meat consumption that is harmful to the environment, and more towards vegitarian/vegan living and vat grown/synthetic proteins that are indiscernible from the real thing, making hunting and meat farming largely unnecessary.

[@gabrielfuret4852]

Great video!

[@damienthetexasian6827]

"Quotas" - *Limits Or thats what the commercial Fisherman really call it. Some might call that a Freudian slip

[@samiuseliina]

Those jelly snacks are available in Canada easily. I've got a bunch at home currently. The US has also banned kinder surprise eggs from Canada. Apparently another kid tried to swallow it.

[@yessi7961]

I'm in the US and I've seen though Kinder eggs recently, though?

[@samiuseliina]

@@yessi7961 You can't import Canadian Kinder eggs into the US. They are different between the countries. It's something we need to remember when crossing into the US

[@munirahbakar4123]

​@@yessi7961 The US version of Kinder egg has a toy in a different compartment. In other countries the toy is in the middle of the chocolate egg.

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

I love those jellies!! I used to eat them all of the time as a kid in Kanagawa!

[@sabby123456789]

Being allowed to eat whale meat in Japan is like being allowed to own guns in America.

[@CyberMercy]

The illegal foods also sound specific to Japanese Cultural tradition. A Canadian, every time I hear Americans rave about how awseome Canadian Kitkats are I think, don't ever have a Japanese Kitkat you'll cry for days 😎☕💋

[@OllamhDrab]

A lot of our old favorites have become loaded down with too much corn syrup here: it's cheaper so there's no incentive to modulate it I guess. So much American stuff has been downgraded within the USA, it seems.

[@jackhobbs2731]

Have you seen "The Cove" of 2009 of the Taiji dolphin hunt?

[@skayc1]

I learned that Mooncakes are banned from being imported into the us. I am someone who would love to try a mooncake. I have tried the japanese sweet red bean bun/pancake, I loved it. I would not be able to eat the lemon kit kat. I'm allergic to lemon.

[@abraxis59]

Thank you for this great video. Question for you. Normally, the diet of the animal or fish that you eat plays a part in how the food will taste. Have you tried the non-toxic Fugu or spoken with people who have tried it? Is it the same?

[@cylenalag]

Oh. I had a coworker once bring in those firm jellies, I'm not sure how she got them through customs. Maybe it was the kind that had less of that substance so it wasn't totally firm? Either way, it had lychee in it and it was AMAZING. Definitely had to be careful with chewing properly though.

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

I've had whale meat in my school lunch once. At first I wasn't sure what it was, but to be honest it wasn't very good...

[@bigfootpart4therevengeancing]

What was the taste and texture like?

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Yes, what was it like ?

[@blitzkreig000]

I look forward to the day Mrs Eats does the ora ora ora thing again ☺️

[@MJSGamingSanctuary]

Its less illegal and more like frowned upon. In the US, Fugu and whale meat are in the same vein as consuming horse, or dog meat. It is ether culturally not acceptable or frowned upon societally. Also westerners are a bit more sensitive about the actual negative impacts some of those foods carry. As its pretty ignorant to consume whales despite the health negatives with its flesh being a unreal amount of mercury. Great video keep on informing others. And as context to what "illegal" means here in the US is you probably shouldn't eat it or have it. Doesn't mean you are automatically going to jail for possessing it. So long as your not flashing it in front of the police in the US you aren't gonna get tossed in jail with the key yeeted in the nearest forge. XD. A lot of laws in the US are a bit more lenient and go unsupervised. And not so cramped where as Japan and South Korea if you get caught with something illegal its jail for 6 months or more if you are like a foreigner.

[@darksoulzfreak]

「Fatal Fugu Feast」っては、デスメタル曲名みたいな。

[@the21ms.new_save_file68]

16 year olds are ok in japan but not in america