Octopus

     One day while we were walking through Yeongtong, Jungwon noticed one of the new restaurants. She got really excited. After about a month we finally made it to the restaurant.
     The restaurant is named Kimmyeongja {김명자} and they specialize in octopus. After work tonight Jungwon and I stopped by to order a couple of freshly chopped squirmy things and soju.
     The restaurant itself was very nice. It of course had floor seating, but the cushions were nice and thick. The tables looked nice and the side dishes were very good.
     The side dishes included diced turnip in a red pepper sauce, white kim chi served in a bowl of ice, and gaeronjjigae (which is a type of boiling scrambled egg). Jungwon ordered us the sanakji {사낙지} which didn't have a price listed on the menu, and a bottle of soju. In the end the whole meal came out to be less than 25,000 won.
     Sanakji is nothing more than freshly chopped octopus legs. The guts and the section that I guess you can call the shoulders were served in a side dish. The octopus is so fresh that the legs continue to writhe about on the plate, and they are actually quiet tricky to eat as the suction cups grab on to everything, including your mouth.
     The still pictures of the meal aren't so bad. I made many, many movies, and they may not be for the faint of stomach. Sorry for playing with my food, but it was truly an experience I will not forget.

Octopuses

Fresh Octopus

First (and second) Bite

Stomach and Tired Tentacles

Closeups