A five-year-old boy from Nantong, Jiangsu province who vomited and lost consciousness after eating dried fish fillets was admitted to the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on May 9, where he was diagnosed with and treated for puffer fish poisoning, according to a Xinhua report. The boy likely consumed puffer fish that had been accidentally mixed with the dried fish fillets during production. But why was puffer fish even present during food production? Although considered a delicacy by many in China, it remains illegal to sell puffer fish in markets or restaurants. Last month, the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration even rejected a proposal to allow puffer fish to be sold in specially licensed restaurants, due to the fish's toxicity. We haven't tried the fish ourselves, and don't really want to. more ›

Hello, hairy crab fanatics! There's now a date out for when you can gloriously rip into your favorite freshwater treat. According to Shanghai Daily, this year's batch of Yang Cheng Lake hairy crab is coming on September 21. And oh what a season it'll be! Not only will the autumn delicacy be cheaper this year, thanks to increased competition form suppliers of other types of crabs, but they're also going to be bigger since the cool summer has been ideal for growth conditions. We guess something good came out of all that rain? more ›

We strongly suspect that this is nothing more than a way to parody Airport Auntie while getting the point across that sharks fin soup is a morally reprehensible delicacy... but there's something about watching Hong Kong people wig out that just tickles our fancy. more ›