Mmmm ... how did you know that octopus is my very favourite, Mia? Those family meals you described sound incredible. Thanks so much for bringing this to the party!
Posted by Ivonne at September 3, 2007 5:50 PM
Ivonne, just lucky I guess. And those memories of giant meals with all of my relatives are magic for me; I would love to relive them.
So glad to be a "guest" at the party and I must say, you and Lis are wonderful hostesses.
Posted by Mia at September 3, 2007 6:36 PM
Awww Mia, thank you so much for joining in on the Festa! Yay!
I must say this dish looks amazingly good.. I love fresh seafood and although I've never had octopus (does squid count? hee!) or fresh sardines, I'd be happy to try them!!
Another beautifully presented dish - thank you, sweetie!
xoxo
Posted by Lisa at September 3, 2007 7:09 PM
Mia what a beautiful, beautiful post on your memories and of course....octopus and sardines!!! We drove around Castellamare del Golfo to check it out but as it so happened, it was around noon and the town was quiet for lunchtime. Get this, my husband tried looking for a tobacconist shop to purchase a parking slip but found none open, so the bar next door told him to simply write on a slip of paper "Tabaccaio e' chiuso" and leave it on the dash -- too hilarious -- only in Sicily!
Posted by rowena at September 5, 2007 2:55 PM
Octopus is definitely not my everyday snack! I enjoyed your childhood memories cooking fish. Mine are similar, except we cooked catfish.
Posted by Janet at September 6, 2007 12:15 AM
oh my god, i could ravish that octopus. i love octopus but have been afraid to try it if you can believe that!
i've got two questions - can i use frozen octopus? i could traipse into town to get it or more easily dash to my local asian grocery which has flash frozen octopus.
my second question, where the heck did you find fresh octopus in munich? i don't bthink i ever saw even frozen octopus, but i do remember getting it out one night - maybe with you?
hope all's well.
xoxox
Posted by jane at September 6, 2007 10:15 PM
I think your recipe is so tasty. I've never loved fush too much, but lately I would like to eat it every day!
Your dish is ispirational!
Posted by Saffron at September 7, 2007 3:04 PM
I never used to like octpus but lately I've been getting into it, trying it in different kinds of dishes at restaurants. Yours looks beautiful but I don't think I could master making it myself just yet!
Posted by Honeybee at September 7, 2007 3:05 PM
@Lisa: squid does not count. :) you should try octopus at least once. My favorite way is the cold octopus and celery salad that's a tradition at Christmas Eve. Let me know and I'll send you the recipe!
@Rowena! I love Castellamare, both my parents grew up there. Hope you made it to Scopello. Your story - sounds like Sicily all right. :)
@ Janet - thanks! i love catfish. that's something i never find around here. but I'm going to get some when I go back to the states!
@jane - i've honestly never had frozen octopus; maybe the texture would be a bit different? i have a great turkish fish market around the corner from where i live. they have the best fresh fish!
@Saffron - you could, it's healthy!
@Honeybee - octopus is relatively inexpensive so it's a good thing to experiment with. you should try it!
Thanks all for the lovely comments! I really enjoyed reading them. xoxox
Mia
Posted by Mia at September 8, 2007 12:58 PM
Oh Mia, I love octupus. I try to have them every opportunity I can. Thanks for bringing this to the festa!
Posted by veron at September 10, 2007 11:49 AM
Aha! I found you in the 'actual' blogosphere by chance! I look forward to following your blog.
Posted by Kevin at September 10, 2007 7:49 PM
mia, this looks amazing. octopus isn't cheap in london but i'm tempted to treat myself and give this a try! i love the photo too.
Posted by abby at September 12, 2007 10:30 AM
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