One of my favourite cartoons to watch as I was growing up was The Little Mermaid (if you haven’t guessed by now, yes, I am a massive Disney geek).
The scariest part of the cartoon was not its mix of slightly odd Jamaican tones, French and a multitude of British and American accents, the scariest part of the cartoon was the evil octopus witch, Ursula.
The way she would turn merpeople into polyps for the fun of it used to scare me quite a bit. She was one evil octopus!
However, in the real world, octopuses aren’t evil and they actually taste quite delicious.
Which of course, brings us to the next Playground Series post which The Boy cooked up one sunny weekend.
You may recall that we bought quite a lot of fresh produce from the Prahran market and plated up his Heirloom Salad in the last Playground post. You may have wondered what happened to the Kohlrabi in that post.
This is the tale of when the Kohlrabi met with the Octopus.
Elements on the Plate:
Red Wine braised Octopus topped with Tobiko on a disc of Kohlrabi
Beetroot pickled Black Radish
Beetroot Puree
Red Wine Reduction (sauce)
Broccolini Florets
Teardrop Tomato
Pickled Onion Gelee
Black Olive “Soil”
Olive Oil Powder
Nasturtium Leaves & Flower
Borage Flowers
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So tell me dear friends, what was your favourite Disney cartoon growing up? Also, have you cooked with octopus before?
Now I stuff you with bread
Don’t worry, ’cause you’re dead!
And you’re certainly lucky you are
‘Cause it’s gonna be hot in my big silver pot!
PS Ever since our sleepover, The Little Mermaid always makes me think of you. I’m glad you’re not dead.
Me too! And pocahontas (the evil Voldemort female twin)… Muahahahaha
The octopus looks incredible. And I can never have enough tobiko!
Never enough tobiko! I have to agree on that!
One word WOW two words invite please 🙂
K Thx Bye 😛
Hahaha one day.. soon!
Love it! Amazing colours and textures, very dramatic, wow!
Thanks!