Whole Roasted Octopus

20220507 #breakfastdiary 429, 17°C/mostly cloudy, 11min/exercise Drizzle the octopus generously with olive oil, add a fair amount of lemon juice, and a fair amount of basil and other herbs. Roast in a 190°C oven for about 30 minutes, then finish with the prettiest Italian parsley in the world, pepper pepper pepper, and a touch of lemon juice #wholeroastedoctopus This is my #myfrenchstyleovencooking recipe. In Latin, octo means eight — there could hardly be a more precise way to describe this terrifying deep-sea creature with eight legs, when we humans have to make do with a mere two.