Puffer fish is really a good dish. More than 4000 years ago, people on both sides of the Yangtze River ate puffer fish. More than 2,000 years ago, wuyue was famous for its rich puffer fish. At that time, puffer fish was regarded as the best food and only members of the royal family could enjoy it. King Wu liked the feeling that puffer fish was as white as milk, fat and delicious, and melted in the mouth, so he compared it with Beauty Stone. Therefore, the puffer fish liver is nicknamed "Xi Shi Gan" and the puffer fish testicles are called "Xi Shi Ru". This is definitely the narcissism of the ancients when they enjoyed puffer fish.
Although puffer fish tastes delicious, its liver, eyes and ovaries are rich in toxic substances. During the Six Dynasties, the gentry doctors in the south of the Yangtze River lived a decadent life and had a bold style. They always want something new to stimulate their taste buds. The toxicity of puffer fish seems to have aroused the appetite of the gentry doctor. So, in groups of three or five, we invited friends to have dinner together, ate all over Jinling City and went to Yangzhou along the river. The gentry doctors took the lead and promoted the prosperity of puffer fish culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Eating and eating, what should I do if I am poisoned? The prescription given by Zhang Zhongjing in the Han Dynasty was "Reed root boiled juice, which can be dissolved immediately after taking it", while the prescription given by Sun Simiao in the Sui Dynasty was even bolder, "Drinking reed root juice can make you clear, and old manure can be cleared". When this party came out, public opinion was in uproar, but more people changed the place where they ate puffer fish into toilets. There is a story in history about Yan Song, a big traitor, throwing a puffer fish feast to detoxify with feces. It seems that the ancients can't resist the delicious puffer fish, and they can only eat it when they are dead. I'm afraid this kind of life experience can only be experienced by the ancients.