Ikan buntal or blowfish are a deadliest fish which has no antidote for its poison. The poison are called Teradoxin resides in its liver, ovary, gallstone n stomach. 1 blowfish could kill 30 adults but that is not a stop for people to eat blowfish.

In Japan, the dish made out of poisonous blowfish is called fugu. Only a few skilled chefs with certification Can served this dish. The chef needs to be an apprentice for 3 years before able to take examination serving fugu dishes. 70% of them fail examination every year. A number of individuals die each year from fugu poisoning due to incorrectly prepared fugu, usually by amateurs.

Last week, a man died of consuming blowfish poison. Nordin Sulong from Kg. Teluk Bidara, dungun Terengganu pass away in his bot while returning home for treatments. 4 others that were with him were poisoned too but they are not as severe as Nordin.

Mati makan telur ikan buntal
DUNGUN 15 Feb. – Keseronokan lima nelayan menikmati makanan hasil tangkapan mereka di laut bertukar menjadi tragedi apabila salah seorang daripada mereka mati dipercayai selepas memakan telur ikan buntal.

Nordin Sulong, 43, dari Kampung Teluk Bidara, di sini meninggal dunia dalam bot kira-kira pukul 11.15 malam tadi ketika dibawa pulang untuk mendapatkan rawatan.Empat lagi termasuk seorang anak mangsa, Ahmad Hafiz, 18, dimasukkan ke wad Hospital Dungun kerana mengalami keracunan yang teruk.

Tiga nelayan yang dirawat selain Ahmad Hafiz ialah Khalid Jusoh, 52, Mohd. Azroy Mohd. Ghani, 21 dan Zainuddin Jaafar, 43.
Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Daerah Dungun, Suprintendan Dahlan Mohd. Noor ketika dihubungi mengesahkan kejadian itu.
Beliau berkata, mangsa dipercayai mati akibat termakan makanan beracun.

“Hasil soal siasat ke atas nelayan yang memasak makanan tengah hari itu mendapati, dia memasukkan beberapa biji telur ikan buntal ke dalam kari masakannya. “Ketika memasukkan telur ikan tersebut mereka tidak menyedari racun dalam perut ikan itu melalui hempedunya turut termasuk dalam telur ikan terbabit,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, jenazah mangsa dituntut oleh keluarganya dan dikebumikan di Kampung Teluk Bidara, di sini.

Al Fatihah to the family members and friends.