tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post7620958360922046429..comments2023-12-11T14:02:25.111+01:00Comments on My Little Expat Kitchen: Octopus the Greek waymagdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-43038398541080639002016-09-17T13:25:29.228+02:002016-09-17T13:25:29.228+02:00Hello my friend from across the aegean ; i would l...Hello my friend from across the aegean ; i would like to add a few tips ... while boiling the octopus add a little (like 5 spoons of vinegar) it ll make softer ... also always check octopus every 10 mins with a fork to check if its cooked ; if you cook octopus it ll become harder and it would be harder to eat... if the octopus is freash please let it freeze for a day then let it melt again ... Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088463872960066619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-23005021622494461032016-09-02T08:46:41.941+02:002016-09-02T08:46:41.941+02:00My oil always starts to solidify when I try this d...My oil always starts to solidify when I try this dish, after being in thr fridge over night and becomes quite cluggy. Is there any way to stop this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-31459572600670738332016-07-04T18:33:56.745+02:002016-07-04T18:33:56.745+02:00This dish is served cold, not hot.This dish is served cold, not hot.magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-35103997461755507962016-07-04T17:47:23.348+02:002016-07-04T17:47:23.348+02:00how do you recommend reheating?how do you recommend reheating?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258992067501489366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-32340876707761979692016-04-09T18:58:54.693+02:002016-04-09T18:58:54.693+02:00i agree totally with you on your mind about greek ...i agree totally with you on your mind about greek cuisine.these ones who could taste and harvest it this lovely cuisine ,is one of the lucky ones .greece is in Food and taste on lots of dishes amazing.......octopus stifado for example....<br />i like your blog because i love greece ,lived there for years and will go back there to live there for the rest of my life ,this Country is so rich ,if youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-44459542027850530642013-10-29T17:54:39.844+01:002013-10-29T17:54:39.844+01:00I don't know to which image you are referring ...I don't know to which image you are referring but most of the skin IS off on the images with the octopus cut into pieces. I'm not fussy about it because I enjoy the texture and taste of the skin and I don't bother with the thin part of the tentacle, but it's up to you if you want to be more meticulous and remove every single bit of skin.magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-53943662271203510332013-10-29T17:42:29.082+01:002013-10-29T17:42:29.082+01:00"Once ready, remove it from the pot and place..."Once ready, remove it from the pot and place it onto a dish to cool. Remove the skin with your hands. It will come off easily"... But the image you show is with the skin on! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-91456344467435021942013-05-29T14:35:09.924+02:002013-05-29T14:35:09.924+02:00Absolutely beautiful photograph of the interesting...Absolutely beautiful photograph of the interesting and delicious Octopus. I do love to eat them, but have never cooked them as we are far away from the sea. I can just taste the flavors looking at your photos,Teresa, foodonfifth.comhttp://www.foodonfifth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-71990486343091709182013-05-29T13:37:06.605+02:002013-05-29T13:37:06.605+02:00This is one of the prettiest dishes ever! I do lov...This is one of the prettiest dishes ever! I do love octopus, but never cook it at home :)<br /><br />SuesWe Are Not Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078915956394431886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-10414074628624079942013-05-28T22:19:31.668+02:002013-05-28T22:19:31.668+02:00O you are so totally right Magda... There is somet...O you are so totally right Magda... There is something magical about Greek ingredients and Greek food. Funny enough I never liked octopus (as they tend to make them in a horrible way here!) until I went to a Greek restaurant and had one prepared on the grill. Delicious and not rubbery at all!Simones Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667120955135293165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-22075930372515383742013-05-28T17:18:24.046+02:002013-05-28T17:18:24.046+02:00One I first came to the US I remember preparing so...One I first came to the US I remember preparing some of the simple tomato dishes that were a staple at home in Italy. I kept finding they were not that good. Started wondering if I had not done it right. Then I went back home and had a tomato. And everything was clear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823131707410174813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-71619907431764538552013-05-27T16:33:37.685+02:002013-05-27T16:33:37.685+02:00Oops, that was a "whole" octopus... :)Oops, that was a "whole" octopus... :)Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-39634177354033917232013-05-27T16:33:16.318+02:002013-05-27T16:33:16.318+02:00I agree with Liz - you are the new Jamie Oliver! O...I agree with Liz - you are the new Jamie Oliver! Our best fish monger in Tucson closed, so I hope I can find a while octopus at another market. This looks amazing and really so simple. Even thought you separate the tentacles from the sac, I assume that you simmer them together. Is that correct? ~ DavidCocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-53416300085908797872013-05-27T16:27:25.450+02:002013-05-27T16:27:25.450+02:00I agree; I am finding this out in Lebanon; there a...I agree; I am finding this out in Lebanon; there are so many things lacking here, but the soil, that ancient soil, is giving a bounty unlike anything I have tasted elsewhere; I am sure this is what you mean. I wish I had read your post 3 years ago when I made octopus for the first time and did not know zilc about how to fix it; the kids still ate the risotto. but it was challenging! love that tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-60256161262805062572013-05-26T22:45:27.699+02:002013-05-26T22:45:27.699+02:00So, so true about the integrity of Greek ingredien...So, so true about the integrity of Greek ingredients... I couldn't agree more! Hahah, I don't think I even knew what olives were really supposed taste like before having the ones in Greece.<br />The octopus I had in Heraklion was amazing—even if I tried duplicating it now in London, it wouldn't be the same. Thanks so much for this post!Irina @ wandercrushhttp://www.wander-crush.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-25542296811450908322013-05-26T22:04:56.161+02:002013-05-26T22:04:56.161+02:00I was introduced to your blog by a blogging friend...I was introduced to your blog by a blogging friend who is a New Zealand ex-pat in Greece.<br /><br />I am so loving getting to know real Greek food and its preparation. <br /><br />Who needs Jamie Oliver when there is you??? :) !!Lizhttp://www.beardogco.com/theroadhomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-6136180711130452152013-05-26T20:26:15.011+02:002013-05-26T20:26:15.011+02:00I agree with you, it would be really nice to see s...I agree with you, it would be really nice to see some one like Jamie to show more of greek cuisine, or even the portuguese, that is similar in so many ways to the greek. <br />And, just like in your case, my grandma used to cook the best and the tenderest octopus: eaten with olive oil and sprinkled with paprika, hmmmm...<br /><br />I'm looking fwd to see your other recipes :)Ondina Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844367497014071099noreply@blogger.com