There is a really interesting documentary about this actually, it touches up on exactly your questions. Once I find it, I'll link it in the comment. As for me, I've never tried it, but personally imagine it being a real rush to eat.
As a kid we would catch many blowfish in NJ. We all heard about the toxins, but it was mostly folklore for these types. They are not the same species as the ones discussed in Japan. We ate hundreds of them....my grandmom called them chicken of the sea....and they were delicious dipped in egg, flour and pan fried in butter!
There is a really interesting documentary about this actually, it touches up on exactly your questions. Once I find it, I'll link it in the comment. As for me, I've never tried it, but personally imagine it being a real rush to eat.
Edit: Short Documentary
I'd like to watch that.
As a kid we would catch many blowfish in NJ. We all heard about the toxins, but it was mostly folklore for these types. They are not the same species as the ones discussed in Japan. We ate hundreds of them....my grandmom called them chicken of the sea....and they were delicious dipped in egg, flour and pan fried in butter!