Charred Octopus
$36 play money
A tentacle charred at the tips and tender inside. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $36 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
- Menu section
- Seafood & Sushi
- Price tier
- Everyday ($15 to $59)
- Play-money price
- $36
- Main ingredients
- octopus, olive oil, paprika, lemon
- How it is served
- A curled charred octopus tentacle on a white plate with potatoes and a dusting of paprika
History, tradition and origin
Shellfish gathered at low tide were among the first seafoods people ate. Clam bakes on the beach are a tradition in the northeastern United States, pots of mussels with fries are a national dish in Belgium, and octopus is dried in the sun and grilled around the Mediterranean. Chowder grew out of the one-pot stews of fishing crews.
Food economy and industry
Mussels and clams are farmed on ropes and in beds, and need no feed because they filter their own food from the water. Scallops are dredged or, at higher prices, gathered by divers. Octopus is still caught wild, mostly in pots and traps off North Africa, Spain and East Asia, and demand has pushed prices up sharply.
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