Pre-freezing helps with the tenderisation process so is only a good thing where octopus and squid are concerned. If you want to prepare your own whole, fresh octopus, you will need to clean out ...

Small baby octopus - about 5cm long - aren't easy to find fresh. You'll probably have to buy frozen ones. Don't try substituting large octopus for this dish - it's too tough. If you can't find ...

Clean and rinse the octopus in cold water and remove the beak (you can get your fishmonger to prepare it for you). For the spice paste, peel and grate the ginger and put it in a medium bowl with ...