Enhance Hearty Vegetables and Lemongrass Infused Bonito Nage.
Octopus is a common food in Mediterranean cuisine and Portuguese cuisine. In Galicia, polbo á feira(market fair style octopus) is a local delicacy. Restaurants which specialize or serve this dish are known aspulperías. On the Tunisian island of Djerba, local people catch octopuses by taking advantage of the animals' habit of hiding in safe places during the night. In the evening, they put grey ceramic pots on the sea bed. The morning of the following day they check them for octopuses sheltered there. A common scene in the Greek islands is octopuses hanging in the sunlight from a rope, just like laundry from a clothesline. They are often caught by spear fishing close to the shore. The fisherman brings his prey to land and tenderizes the flesh by pounding the carcass against a stone surface. Thus treated, they are hung out to dry, and later will be served grilled, either hot or chilled in a salad. They are considered a superb meze, especially alongside ouzo.[citation needed]
