Bungo fugu is the only type of fugu that can be served as thick-cut sashimi. Its smooth, transparent meat and its rich flavour make it a double hitter in Japanese cuisine – being appetizing in both appearance and flavour. While you can also see if preapared as karaage and as zosui (a mild, thin vegetable soup with lots of rice) it is worth the extra cost to have it as sashimi.