Questions tagged [octopus]

This is definitely one of the weirder questions I've asked, but is there any easy way to massage an octopus? I recently watched the movie "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" and in that movie they show the massaging of the octopus which Jiro insists must be done…

When I see any recipe for octopus, it's almost always boiled first. Harold McGee says to chuck it in the oven (dry) The point is, when ever any one fries/BBQ's octopus, they always fry/BBQ cooked octopus. My question is about why does it have to be…

I've cooked octopus in a boiling water (well, more like in own juice to be more precise) like I usually do and than I've realized that I'm too tired and going to eat it tomorrow morning. My question is: what would be the better option - to take it…