Opinion - Why People Should Stop Eating Octopus. The Case for Ceasing Octopus Consumption: Ethical, Environmental, and ...

Octopus can be tough if not tenderised before cooking. The traditional way to tenderise the meat is to hurl it against rocks; an easier method is to simmer it for an hour. After pre-cooking, grill ...

Few delicacies are more fraught with peril than the octopus. It’s rubbery when undercooked, mushy when overdone, and grisly to look at, even under the best of circumstances. But in the hands of ...

Fresh whole octopuses are available from the Auckland Fish Market but pre-frozen, pre-prepared octopus - the whole tentacles or the sliced meat - can be found at good Asian food stores.

HB 2557 would make Oregon the third U.S. state to ban the practice, and also would ban the sale of farmed octopus.

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...