(After all, frozen seafood is often better than fresh ... you can blanch your octopus in boiling water. The water needs to be at a hard boil and contain no added salt or other ingredients.

Mix well and then set aside. Heat a medium pan of boiling water, add the octopus to the boiling water and blanch for 1½ minutes, then drain. Put the octopus into a bowl of ice-cold water and ...

60 grams boiled octopus, 1 cucumber, 1/2 piece ginger (a piece is about half the size of a thumb), 1/4 tsp salt For “sanbaizu” (Amount for 3 to 4 occasions): 100 ml vinegar (preferably cereal ...