Baby octopus on a stick make for a great little snack
Yes, that’s right folks. You can lick your very own octopus… on a stick. I was tickled pink when we passed these during our wander through the Nishiki-koji street market in Kyoto. I’m not a big fan of octopus generally, but even these tempted me. Sadly, I was too chicken to give them a try.
These meaty pops were meant to be eaten on the road
Mike did venture off to grab some octopus balls from a little stand and shared them will Dek, while I snapped pictures of all of the incredible food surrounding us. Most of the ingredients I had no idea what to do with. That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate them though.
I was very disappointed the next day when I missed the perfect photo moment. We were cutting through the street market when I saw a little boy munching away on an octopus lollipop. I didn’t want to freak his parents out by stalking him to get a good shot either. It was nice to see that locals do eat these though. They aren’t just put out for the tourists.
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July 20, 2011 at 9:45 am
Those octopus look delicious (really!). I wonder what gives them the reddish color?
July 20, 2011 at 7:43 pm
It looked like there was some sort of sauce over it. They certainly looked sticky. I really wish I had just bought one to poke at the very least.
July 20, 2011 at 10:04 am
Those are too cute! But I don’t think I could bring myself to lick on ‘em either.
July 20, 2011 at 7:28 pm
No way I would have eaten that. But, I’m not very brave.