TOKYO Blowfish testicles prepared by an lawless chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous pleasantness.

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The owner of the restaurant in Tsuruoka city, who is besides the chef, had no license to serve blowfish and was core questioned steady suspicion of professional shortcoming, police official Yoshihito Iwase before-mentioned.

Blowfish, while extremely poisonous if not prepared strictly, is considered a delicacy in Japan and is consumed by thrill-seeking gourmets.

Iwase aforesaid the seven men ordered sashimi and grilled blowfish testicles at the eating-house Monday night.

Shortly hind, they developed limb paralysis and breathing trouble and started to lose consciousness - typical signs of blowfish poisoning - and were rushed to a hospital for treatment, Iwase said.

A 68-year-old diner remained hospitalized in critical condition with respiratory failure and sum of two units others, aged 55 and 69, were in serious condition, he said.

“It’s scary. If you go to a decent-looking restaurant that serves fugu, you would assume a dress up has a proper fugu allow,” Iwase related, using the Japanese term for blowfish.

Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly 100 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide, according to the Ishikawa Health Service Association. It can cause death within an hour and a half after phthisis.

Three people died and 44 others were sickened by blowfish poisoning in 2007 - most of them after catching the fish and cooking it at home - according to the Health Ministry.

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