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It was out there, after midnight on Interstate 5 north of Seattle.....lying in the passing lane.

About the only seafood I won't eat.

You would want to eat this for sure.

Looks good to me. There is a lot of great ways to prepare.

Pickled octopus! Oh yeah, now you're talking.
Got a recipe?

Growing up my Italian Mother (Father too) kept a jar of that crap in the fridge all of the time. Wouldn't and will not touch it.

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Originally posted by Avatar:
Pickled octopus! Oh yeah, now you're talking.
Got a recipe?

I did not have a pen and paper to get it down but I will tell you what I remember.
-buy one whole fresh octopus-costs about 35 dollars and gives about 3 of the servings shown above.
-clean octopus thourougly with water to remove all sand,etc..
-pour one cup vinegar in a cooking pot
-cut one whole onion,celery,carrot,various seasoning leaves
-put in octopus,close lid and cook on medium heat for half hour
-remove pot from heat,never take lid off,put pot in a cool room and leave there until it really cools down
-remove octopus and throw away whatever is left in the pot
-pour olive oil and use some oregano then cut the octopus in pieces.

I see an error in that recipe.

It's in Step #7. - DO NOT remove octopus, and definitely throw away whatever is left in the pot.

Step #8 is Optional. Whether you want to "pour olive oil and use some oregano then cut the octopus in pieces" is strictly up to you. I personally would forego the olive oil and oregano, but would definitely cut the octopus to pieces after I threw it out. I hate octopus and will do anything in my power to hurt it.

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Originally posted by Kensco:
I see an error in that recipe.

It's in Step #7. - DO NOT remove octopus, and definitely throw away whatever is left in the pot.

Step #8 is Optional. Whether you want to "pour olive oil and use some oregano then cut the octopus in pieces" is strictly up to you. I personally would forego the olive oil and oregano, but would definitely cut the octopus to pieces after I threw it out. I hate octopus and will do anything in my power to hurt it.

You bring up an interesting topic-foods we hate.
There is no food that I hate or cant eat.I am not one of those guys with a weak stomach or one who needs a special plate of food at dinner time.I know one fellow who was like this but had no issue eating anything from Macdonadls or any of the famous fast food places.

My problem with octopus is 90% of the time it's ruined and rubbery; overcooked, even in countries that are supposed to know what they are doing; Peru, most of Asia . I love squid, muzzles, raw oysters; but I put octopus in the same category as sea cucumbers; why bother.

I enjoy octopus. I like it raw in sushi and I like it cooked in various ways, leaning towards the Spanish style, octopus in it's ink with rice, "pulpo en su tinta con arroz".

However, $35 for an octopussy? I don't think so......that's like 2 or 3 GOOD steaks, I don't like it more than steak, you can bet your you know what.

Looks great! Oregano and lemon juice on pickled octopus and a good Scotch to wash it down with.

I had it again a week ago, this being my fourth or fifth time,and I conclude that this is a good special type meal-or a good celebration dish.You could eat a bunch of it and it will still be good and all will be fine.

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Originally posted by Avatar:
Pickled octopus! Oh yeah, now you're talking.
Got a recipe?

take a nice Michelin, Goodyear or octopus( all the same thing), cut it in small pieces, marinate for 3 years in lime juice, cilantro, and garlic, place on an alder wood plank for 2 hours. throw away the octopus( oops i meant the tire) and eat the plank. DELICIOUS!

mmm pass the lemon.

An old wives' tale, but when you boil octopus, squid or cuttlefish, you're supposed to put a cork in the water to help make it tender.

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Originally posted by FMC:
mmm pass the lemon.

An old wives' tale, but when you boil octopus, squid or cuttlefish, you're supposed to put a cork in the water to help make it tender.

Since you like it you can have some more!
Here is some that has was in the fridge for a day along with some salad made from carp eggs.
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Your salad looks like some bacalla I made for Christmas eve.