Thursday, February 11, 2010

Fried octopus balls take two

These actually aren't takoyaki per se, but I love them equally as much. I forget the name of the place I went to to get these (it's a chain store that sells fried chicken, fried octopus, and other assorted fried goods). It's not KuKu Chicken if that's what you're thinking, the name just eludes me for some reason. Anyway, imagine someone taking an octopus from the ocean and straight up cutting off its arms. Whilst the octopus is screaming (silently) in pain, the arms are cut up into half inch chunks. Battered in crack tempura and some other ingredients I'm more or less clueless to, and then fried. End result? Pure sex on a stick. The main thing is, you don't really taste the 'octopus' at all. Does octopus even have a taste? Anyway, what you do taste is the incredible blend of spices they pour on at your request, followed by a subtle sweet and savoriness found in the thick layer of tempura and oil, followed by an unexpected crunchiness in the center. Really it's like when gelatin doesn't set correctly at the bottom of a mold and it's super thick (that sounds so appetizing right? haha). Winningest part of this. I think that costs 25 NT (about 75 cents). Don't ask me how I remember the price, but not the name of the restaurant. That's how my mind works.

5 comments:

Esther said...

You had me sold...

until you wrote "winningest." =)

Let me know if you ever find a place like that in NYC. Would love to try!

Nicholas said...

it's a word... i swear by my dictionary of made up words

DaniiSonic said...

Gosh i was craving this sooo bad until you wrote: "cutting off his arms, screaming silently in pain"... omg i'll never eat octopus again, and yes, octopus by itslef does have a flavour, can't describe it tho :P

Rodzilla said...

I'd say octopus is less flavor and more texture. Tako is generally one of my least favorite sushi pieces; however, fried ball form could make me a convert.

Nicholas said...

@daniisonic i lack a way with words. what can i say?

@rodzilla this isn't takoyaki! trust me, it's like eating tempura with crunchiness in the middle.

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