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Spicy stir-fried octopus

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What exactly is it?

Octopus is cooked in a spicy stir-fry with cabbage and onion. Springy arms contrast with the vegetables, and noodles or rice may accompany it. It is a cooked alternative to sannakji, though often very hot.

Main ingredients

Long-arm octopus, cabbage, onion, scallion, chili paste and powder, garlic

Ordering and serving

A stir-fry platter and a rice bowl differ in whether rice is included. Mix any side noodles into the sauce gradually, and request lower heat before cooking.

Origins and changes

This preparation stir-fries a coastal octopus catch with chili seasoning. Alongside raw and soup forms, the cooked stir-fry developed into shared platters and rice-bowl meals.

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Spicy stir-fried octopus

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Main ingredients
Long-arm octopus, cabbage, onion, scallion, chili paste and powder, garlic
Flavor and character
Octopus is cooked in a spicy stir-fry with cabbage and onion. Springy arms contrast with the vegetables, and noodles or rice may accompany it. It is a cooked alternative to sannakji, though often very hot.
How to eat it
A stir-fry platter and a rice bowl differ in whether rice is included. Mix any side noodles into the sauce gradually, and request lower heat before cooking.
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Spicy webfoot-octopus

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Main ingredients
Webfoot octopus, onion, scallion, chili seasoning, garlic, optional vegetables or rice cakes
Flavor and character
Small webfoot octopuses are stir-fried in chili seasoning, sometimes left whole when small. Their short arms curl and firm as they cook. Restaurant formats include kitchen-finished smoky platters and tabletop griddles.
How to eat it
Jjusam combines octopus with pork belly. Distinguish it from seafood-only orders. Sets may be mixed with rice and vegetables; griddle versions may offer a fried-rice finish.
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