Watch the shocking moment a family tucks into flourescent blue sushi

Blue-shi! Family’s sushi GLOWS BLUE in the dark because it was ‘infected with fluorescent bacteria’ (but they tuck in anyway!)

  • Footage shows Arun Yolpaiboon, 58, and her son Natthanai Kanchanawasa, 21, shocked after buying blue sushi
  • The sushi was purchased in Nonthaburi, central Thailand on Tuesday
  • The associate professor of biology at Chulalongkorn University PhD Jessada Denduangboripant said it had been contaminated with fluorescent bacteria 

Stomach churning footage shows the moment a family took sushi home for dinner – only to find it was glowing fluorescent blue.

The video, which was taken in Nonthaburi, central Thailand, shows Arun Yolpaiboon, 58 and her son Natthanai Kanchanawasa, 21, unpacking three boxes of raw fish and rice on Tuesday, before getting the shock of their lives.

The video then shows Kanchanawasa holding up one of the shrimps, which he had boiled, revealing how blue it had become. He later ate one.

Natthanai Kanchnawasa, 21, boiled and ate one of the fluorescent blue prawns

Natthanai Kanchnawasa, 21, boiled and ate one of the fluorescent blue prawns

Storing sushi at too high temperatures can cause it to become contaminated, explained professor of biology at Chulalongkorn University PhD Jessada Denduangboripant

Storing sushi at too high temperatures can cause it to become contaminated, explained professor of biology at Chulalongkorn University PhD Jessada Denduangboripant

He has since said that since trying the toxic snack, he has not suffered any illness but the glowing meal still frightened the family.

He said: ‘It was strange to see a glowing shrimp like this since we like to eat the sushi regularly. We could have eaten it without realising had it not changed colour.

‘Luckily, I have not had any strange symptoms after eating it but perhaps it was because it was boiled.’

The pair then talk to health professionals to get to the bottom of the mystery. 

The associate professor of biology at Chulalongkorn University PhD Jessada Denduangboripant explained that the shrimp could have been glowing as it had not been stored at a low enough temperature, which allowed it to be contaminated with fluorescent bacteria.

Arun Yolpaiboon, 58, and her son Natthanai Kanchanawasa, 21, speak to health professionals about the incident

The professionals explained that the sushi had been contaminated with bacteria

The pair spoke to health professionals who said the seafood bought in a shopping mall in Nonthaburi had become contaminated with fluorescent bacteria in the cooking process

 He said: ‘Normally, the seafood can be contaminated with fluorescent bacteria but they are eradicated by heat in the cooking process.

‘But in sushi the seafoods are mostly uncooked so they should be kept in very low temperatures to limit the bacteria numbers.

‘I believe the shrimps on the sushi might not have been kept under a sufficiently low temperature which caused the amount of bacteria to increase.’

The professor added that the consumer should not eat any pieces of glowing sushi due to the potential infection.

He said: ‘There are various possible bacteria on the shrimp and it needs to be examined before it is safe to consume otherwise the consumer might suffer from food poisoning.’

Arun Yolpaiboon, 58 and her son Natthanai Kanchanawasa, 21, were shocked to discover that the sushi they bought in Nonthaburi, central Thailand, was bright blue

Arun Yolpaiboon, 58 and her son Natthanai Kanchanawasa, 21, were shocked to discover that the sushi they bought in Nonthaburi, central Thailand, was bright blue

Arun, a businesswoman, said she would be more careful choosing the sushi from now on.

She added: ‘This is a surprise lesson for me and it will affect my decision next time when I’m choosing what food to buy.

‘I think I have to be more careful or I could suffer from digestion infections or food poisoning.”

source: dailymail.co.uk