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Discussion Module 13

Discussion Module 13

Q One of the key ingredients in zombie-making also affects people half a world away from Haiti. What is this key active ingredient and where else do people experience its effects? Do they become zombies? Why or why not? (Consider the role of religion and culture in shaping the experience of this ingredient's effects.)

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The Haitians included a variant of pufferfish or blowfish in their formula for zombification as dried fish, which was revealed to Davis by Pierre when he prepared the second formula, which was the correct one. Interestingly, the effects of pufferfish poisoning, when taking in harmless dosage, has proved to create hallucination and a state of euphoria. This is consumed in Japan and only a few chefs have the license to use the fugu fish, a similar variant of pufferfish, to prepare dishes that offer this exotic feeling.