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Octopi hung out to dry

25 Jan 2008

Dried octopus --

It is a common sight in winter to see octopi hanging out to dry along sidewalks in the town of Toba (Mie prefecture), according to the caption for this image from the Toba Photo Gallery.

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15 responses to: “Octopi hung out to dry”

  1. dj

    awesome. so big. i saw this in Naoshima last year!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/djschwend/434710603/in/set-72157600025320535/

  2. Now THAT’S a pink tentacle!

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  4. Looks like a face hugger.

  5. Dried octopus makes for a good snack, but they’re also excellent for barbeques.

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  7. […] • Melissa shares a pair of octopi, robbed of all dignity and hung out to dry. […]

  8. Aliens Aliens Aliens around us ;)

  9. Tsukasa

    @Hangmen:

    I think so too. It’s also good when you cook them directly on the stove.

  10. Mmm > Tako sushi.

  11. kdynamic

    Wow those guys are cool looking! You see stuff like that in small seaside towns all the time. Here’s some squid drying in Toyama prefecture:

  12. kdynamic

    oops here’s the photo URL: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/286689641_cfa310f2d0.jpg

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  14. Kaznoa

    Cthulhu lives!!!

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