As we all know from watching TV, sweetbreads aren’t really sweet, and ill-prepared fugu can wipe you out. Not that practicality or the laws of probability have ever stopped gourmands trying these stupid (and frankly, not that great) foodstuffs however, as confirmed by an outbreak of mass blowfish-bollock poisoning
At least on a par with Hamster-removal in the ‘embarrassing reason for being in the emergency room’ stakes, seven diners developed paralysis and lost consciousness after eating the grilled balls on Monday night, where at least three remain in critical condition. Police are holding the chef for professional negligence and serving deadly neurotoxins without a licence. And you thought McDonalds was bad for you.
LINK (MSN)
