29 Jan 2010

Octopus salad after a powerful city

Hi, how are you?
Yesterday, I went to Shibuya (map) to meet a friend. Shibuya is known as a mecca for the young generation placed in central Tokyo. It has everything from fashion, theatre, music, karaoke, food, clubs to art.... If you go there on Friday or Saturday night for the first time, you will get 'people sick' after 5 minutes. But of course it's fun if you are still 'young'.
When you are a little tired after being in powerful places, you can have some refreshing food? I actually got train sick on the way home...

I found some boiled octopus in the supermarket, so how about octopus salad with Chinese cabbage which is in season?

Ingredient for 2 serves:
octopus
Chinese cabbage
carrot (small)
soy sauce (2tbsps)*
vinegar (2tbsps)*
*for dressing

1- Boil the octopus (if it's raw) and slice in 5mm strips.

2- Boil the Chinese cabbage, cool it down, wring and then cut.

3- Cut the carrot finely and boil or place it in the microwave.

4- Mix the soy sauce and vinegar.

5- Stir 1, 2, 3 and then 4.

It's popular to eat octopus in the Mediterranean and Asia, so you will find beautiful cousins if you like it.

Itadakimasu.