Xiamen Octopus,Fresh,Crispy and Palatable

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Though there are a lot of methods to cook octopus,the scalded octopus is indigenous only in Xiamen.The scalded octopus outlines the original flavor of the octopus,only in which way can retain the original sweetness and freshness of the octopus as one method to cook the authentic Xiamen seafood dishes. Scalded octopus taste quite tender and crispy,with the combination of some crisp cucumber,sour and sweet pickled turnip and some fragrant and sweet Chinese parsley,they would make the dish even more palatable and crispy.

There are two restaurants that cook the scalded octopus in Xiamen are the best-selling,one of which is A’niu Octopus located in Baijia Village.Baijia Village,a name indicating that there is a long history there,actually does enjoy a long history. The house concealed in the fame tree bushes just tells anecdotes and legends,and A’niu Octopus is one of such food sagas.

Three tips that are necessary to master when one pays a visit to the octopus restaurant:

1.Visit the restaurant during summertime and do not during wintertime.The octopus restaurant sells some seafood cold dishes:scaded octopus,sea worm jelly and screw shells,which are great food to relieve the summer heat,whereas in winter they are inappropriate to eat.So under common condtions,the octopus restaurants do not open during winter.

2.Visit the restaurant in the afternoon,and do not in the morning or evenmig. Usually the octopus restaurant would open onlv in three p.m.and close its business by seven or eight p.m..Coming there either too early or too late would just Ded waste of time.lt is recommended to arrive at the restaurant around four p.m.,dnid uiic patrons could order two or three dishes and some wine to go with their chatting,a typical lifestyle of original Xiamen people.

3.It is noteworthy that there are white octopus and red octopus when one tries to have the scalded octopus.The white octopus is big in size with a big belly and short but wide tenacles whereas the red octopus is actually variabilis and has a small belly and iong but thin tentacles.On average,the taste of the white octopus is much crisper and more tasty.As a result,the price for white octopus would be higher than that of red octopus.