Fugu

February is the season of Fugu (blowfish). In some places, this fish is also called a "gun": if you are unfortunate, and get some of its poison, you die almost as quickly as if you were shot. In Chiba, the nickname is "luck", in that you can never tell when your lucky day will be. Some areas also nickname the fish the "coffin": i.e., prepare a coffin before you eat it.
The Fugu has poison in its liver and ovaries, which if you eat those parts will attack your nervous system, and can kill you (death by Fugu is caused by "dyspnea"). Now, it's risky to eat
Fugu, but it tastes so good, it's worth it. Apparently bones found in archeological digs show that people have been eating Fugu since before christ.
Like the rose, the Fugu holds a nasty sting, but somehow it has an irresistable power to draw people to it.