Grilled Octopus at the Boqueria in Barcelona

Grilled octopus with hummus enjoyed at the Boqueria in Barcelona.
A few months ago, returning by ship from the Caribbean, I went to eat at the famous market overlooking the Rambla in Barcelona.
One of my favorite dishes (which they charge like gold by the way) is octopus, which I usually order cooked Galician style.
Unfortunately, at the stall where we stopped they grilled it with hummus instead of potatoes… it would have been better if I had ordered the classic one!

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Polpo alla griglia con hummus gustato alla Boqueria di Barcellona

Polpo alla griglia con hummus gustato alla Boqueria di Barcellona

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

Here is where the famous market on La Rambla is located:

Hummus originates from the Middle East, where chickpea cultivation originated. Similar variations are documented in Damascus in the 18th century. It is now widely used in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly in Levantine cuisine, where it is considered a staple and is served alongside pita and falafel.
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Octopus cooked in Galician style, the recipe

Polpo alla gallega

Galician-style octopus, the recipe.
One of the octopus dishes that I like to taste the most is boiled octopus prepared Galician-style, a typical Spanish dish. It is very quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients for two people:
– one octopus
– 2/3 potatoes
– extra virgin olive oil
– coarse salt
– paprika

Preparation:
First, boil the potatoes; take a couple of potatoes (preferably three that are not too large), rinse them well under running water and cook them, with the peel, in a saucepan for half an hour. To know when they are ready, just pierce them with a knife to test their softness.
At the same time, cook the octopus. To tell the truth, in my trusted supermarket, I found some very good pre-cooked octopus at a convenient price. But if you buy frozen or fresh octopus, you will have to boil it for a good while, from an hour to two in lightly salted water.

Once the potatoes and octopus are cooked, cut the potatoes into slices and the octopus (aesthetically speaking, it is better with only the tentacles) into slices too.

Arrange the potatoes on the bottom, with the octopus on top; drizzle with plenty of olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and paprika powder.

I heat everything slightly in the microwave because I like the dish slightly warm.

And the dish is ready to photograph and eat!

Polpo alla gallega

Polpo alla gallega

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Octopus is a very popular mollusc in professional and sport fishing. Fishing techniques are traditional and consist of using a bait called pulcina, which is sometimes used together with crabs and fish. Sometimes fresh octopus is prepared using the curling technique directly on the rocks or in special machines that allow it to be tasted raw. The curled octopus has tentacles in the shape of “curls”, dilated suckers and a characteristic “crunchy” consistency.
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