ふぐ (fu-gu)

that's puffer fish...

and we had that for dinner last night... dinner was with our host family... and a couple from singapore... close friends of host family...

gals had sushi... while the adults had a ふぐ dinner... =)

we were first served with a ball of fatty tuna...

and ふぐsashimi... the sashimi was served with some thin spring onions... it tasted a little rubbery... much like eating squid sashimi...

then we had a small plate of sushi each... then a few pieces of cold crab...

followed by ふぐ鍋(fu-gu-na-be)... much like our steamboat...

while we were having the ふぐ鍋... someone mentioned that it was said that eating ふぐ will leave a mild tingling sensation on your tongue... which i felt when i was having the sashimi..! and i thought it was because of the spring onions..! =P

when all the contents in the pot have been eaten... some rice and a beaten egg was added to the soup... to make porridge..! the gals had some... in fact... they had a lot..! haha... they loved it... it was so yummy... not a single drop of soup was wasted..!

then the gals said they'd like to sing a japanese song for all of us... and hubby and i were just so proud of them... where did they find the courage to..? but they did so well... =)

then there was still space for desserts..! ice-cream... and a couple of beers...

glad to have had the opportunity to eat ふぐ... dont think we know how to order... or rather... dared to try eating ふぐon our own... =P