... in response to I will eat lots of Kinilaw...tess, posted by Stephen on Dec 18, 2003[This message has been edited by Ray]
OOPS! (Butete)
But if you do, make sure you drink tuba with it… :-)
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Sun Star Davao
Friday, December 19, 2003
Man dead, 9 hospitalized from 'butete' poisoning
* Some residents say it's not their first time to eat puffer fish, locally
known as butete
* Victims say they might have eaten a different variety of puffer fish
A MAN died while five of his children, three nephews and one neighbor are undergoing treatment because of food poisoning Wednesday night.
Felix Masangya Sr., 44, of Sitio Lawis, Barangay Lizada, Toril, Davao died after eating puffer fish, a variety of fish locally known as butete. Butete is a poisonous variety of fish popular among fish vendors because it is cheap. The fish has to be skinned and cleaned well to make it edible.
Treated at the Davao Medical Center (DMC) are: Jesus, 14; Junard, 6; Raymond, 16; Rey, 12; Gwendolyn, 11; Christine Joy, 5; Felix Jr., 8; and Jonathan Masangya, 2.
The family's neighbor was identified as Guillermo Sarona, 30.
Gina Masangya, the victim's sister, said the family ate the fish for supper. Shortly, the victims started to feel stomach pains.
Gina said Felix vomited first and was brought to DMC. He died along the way.
Other victims also complained of stomach pains and started vomiting.
Gina said their brother Leonardo was unharmed since he drank a shot of coconut wine after eating the fish. Leonardo cooked the fish.
Sarah Jane Masangya, 15, said she and her one-year-old sister did not eat the fish. Her mother, too, also did not eat the fish.
"Wala kakaon si mama kay namaligya man siya og isda. Wala pud ko nikaon ug
akong manghod nga si Ma. Kristina (My mom was out selling fish and my younger sister also did not eat the fish)," she said.
Gina said this was not the first time residents in the area ate that variety of fish.
"Sige na man na sila og kaon anang butete kay naa man daw kuhaon ana pagluto aron di makahilo. Pero naay nagsulti nga mora'g lahi gyud daw to nga klase sa butete ang nakaon nila gabi-i kay dagko man to (They just remove part of the fish that is poisonous. But some say they ate a different variety since it was too big)," she said.
Gina said residents in the area are now hesitant to eat any variety of butete.
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