Hmm, the first time I had it – when I was 4. It was from a can. I was living in Puerto Rico at the time. Rubbery and salty, but I didn’t hate it.

Second time: in a seafood salad at a Greek restaurant in Toronto. Wowza! This was from a much bigger octopus, I believe. They knew how to do it right. Not one bit rubbery. Delicious meaty flavor. The suckers were crunchy and kind of fun.

Third/fourth times: whole baby octopi, marinated in kinda an Asian barbecue sauce, at a sushi restaurant. Divine if you don’t think about squishing their little heads.

I may have to give up eating octopi because I just learned that they’re pretty smart. Then again…nope. They taste good. They’re an animal. I’m not going to base my eating on my gut reaction as to how sentient a particular species is. Although I would have a hard time eating primate, probably.

I’m pretty sure an octopus would eat ME, if it could or was disposed to doing so.