Comment: rumors are that the local coffin maker was in cahoots with the chef, and his "buy one get one free" deal had attracted little new business.More than 140 mourners at a funeral in northern Thailand are reported to have been taken ill after eating a dish that appears to have contained puffer fish.
The mourners were rushed to hospital after being served soup containing fish balls bought at a local market in Nan province, the Bangkok Post reports.
They started vomiting and complained of numb tongues and shortness of breath.
Doctors said the symptoms were consistent with puffer fish poisoning, which can be fatal even after cooking.
The fish contains a poison known as tetrodotoxin, which paralyses the diner's muscles. There is no antidote.
The fish is prized as a delicacy in Japan - known as fugu - and chefs are specially trained to prepare it safely.
Puffer fish meat is sometimes used illegally in Thailand to produce fish balls because it is cheaper than most other fish meat, the Bangkok Post reports.
Seven of those taken to hospital are reported to be in a serious condition.
Thai funeral dish poisons guests
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Thai funeral dish poisons guests
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
fish balls?
I knew there was a reason for staying away from these rubbery things. They are a bit of Thai cuisine that I tried when I first arrived years ago and have never been tempted to try again. ( Don't much care for fish heads either. Some parts of fish anatomy are just not meant to be eaten. .in my book.)