Day: February 20, 2019

We took a trip down to Sik Gaek in Queens, NY to try their fresh octopus, a dish served while the octopus is still moving.

One of the most shocking and perhaps controversial dishes in Korean cuisine is live octopus, or san-nakji. The dish is popular in Korea, especially in coastal towns and cities where octopus doesn’t have to take a long trip from the ocean to the plate, and Korean seafood markets often display live fish and shellfish so…