Uncover the mystery of strange fish: Whenever you eat, it is as drunk as drinking alcohol

Many people in Cat Tien (Lam Dong) believe that pangasius in Dong Nai river can cause intoxication, nausea and diarrhea for up to two to three days. This makes the giver and receiver of this fish have an underground convention .

During a visit to Cat Tien Archaeological National Monument, the reporter was introduced to the baseball fish by Mr. Nguyen Van Tien - Deputy Director of the relic. In particular, Mr. Tien said, if anyone has weak resistance when eating meat, this fish can get drunk, nausea .

A large pestle, about 50cm long, was caught in the Dong Nai River.

Let us see firsthand the mysterious fish with the closest relatives to the grass carp, this kind of fish has large scales, the red fin is oblong and the mouth is bigger than the carp. People here said that some people had to be hospitalized for emergency when eating this fish because of signs of vomiting and continuous going outside, suspected of poisoning.

'When you catch this strange fish in the river people often give up or give it to others. However, recipients must commit that if they eat fish, anything is not related to the giver. Therefore, the mystery, the curious about this fish is bigger , 'Mr. Tien said.

Sharing with reporters, Ao Thach Tinh (Quang Ngai commune, Cat Tien district) said that this fish is also much less now.'If you want to eat fish meat without being drunk, be careful not to break their intestines and bile. Then remove the rinses thoroughly and then use a piece of star fruit or lemon to remove all the black film in the belly of the fish. If anyone's resistance is weak, eating fish meat after about 30 minutes will get drunk like drunk ' , Tinh said.

Because of this strangeness, recently, Mr. Hoang Duc Huy - lecturer in Department of Biology - Biotechnology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science. Ho Chi Minh led the internship team to this area to study the baseball fish.

According to Huy's research, this fish is mainly found in flowing waters , endemic to the Dong Nai and Mekong rivers. 'The area on both sides of the river is usually still natural, so there is a type of pre -developed code tree . This tree will have ripe fruits in June - September every year, when ripe they will smell very fragrant, pestle fish love to eat this fruit .

Mr. Huy said that the money code is the cause of the fish eaters get drunk, nausea as poisoning.

When fish eat the money, the protein in the fish body will be changed, causing a toxin to make the person drunk. However, when the season of this fruit has expired, the fish does not continue to eat, their flesh returns to its original state. That's why people who are intoxicated depend on the time they eat them, ' explained Duc Huy.