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Grilled octopus with fried rice, the recipe.
I have tasted grilled octopus several times (in Spain, Greece and Italy) and I like it very much. Using all the experience and some advice online I found the perfect recipe for my tastes that I describe here. The dish is accompanied by fried rice prepared by my wife who I will ask to write the preparation.

Ingredients

– a nice octopus (fresh or frozen);
– half an onion;

For the marinade:
– oil;
– lemon;
– garlic;
– chili pepper;
– white wine;
– soy sauce;
– salt;
– pepper;
– sweet paprika.

Preparation

First you need to boil the octopus: in a nice pot full of water add half an onion (and some other flavors if you like) and boil for about half an hour for every half a kilogram of weight.
Once the octopus is cooked (you can test its softness with a fork and possibly let it cook a little longer) remove it from the water and let it cool.
When it is lukewarm we cut it into smaller pieces for the marinade, leaving the tentacles whole.
Now, in a container (I recently bought some plastic bags with an airtight seal, very useful for marinades), add the ingredients for the marinade (all of them) and the chicken.
I leave them to infuse for a couple of hours outside the fridge to let the flavors absorb well.

Now all you need is a nice grill (or if you're lucky, a barbecue), bring it to temperature and place the octopus on it for a few minutes just to make it crispy and little more.

We plate with fried rice (or any other side dish you like) and we are ready to enjoy a dish with excellent flavor!

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Il polpo alla griglia con riso fritto, la ricetta

Photo taken with Honor 20.

It is considered one of the most intelligent invertebrates; for example, it has been demonstrated that the common octopus has the ability to learn if subjected to association learning tests and by observing others of its species, an ability that had only been demonstrated in some mammals. This last evidence is quite surprising, since, being the octopus a strongly solitary animal, such behavior, typical of animals with social relationships, would seem inexplicable.
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Grilled octopus with hummus enjoyed at the Boqueria in Barcelona.
A few months ago, returning by ship from the Caribbean, I went to eat at the famous market overlooking the Rambla in Barcelona.
One of my favorite dishes (which they charge like gold by the way) is octopus, which I usually order cooked Galician style.
Unfortunately, at the stall where we stopped they grilled it with hummus instead of potatoes… it would have been better if I had ordered the classic one!

Have you ever been to the Boqueria market in Barcelona?
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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

Here is where the famous market on La Rambla is located:

Hummus originates from the Middle East, where chickpea cultivation originated. Similar variations are documented in Damascus in the 18th century. It is now widely used in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly in Levantine cuisine, where it is considered a staple and is served alongside pita and falafel.
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