Five years ago when I wrote about the supposed embiggening powers of sannakji (aka “Korean Viagra,” aka recently dispatched and dismembered octopus still wriggling and suckering with residual nerve activity), I was mildly disappointed that the pair I purchased at HMart didn’t have the same vitality as the ones I’d been served in South Korea. Nothing’s ever as good as it is at its source, right?
“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” #sannakji
A video posted by @mikesula on May 13, 2016 at 10:18pm PDT
It’s a huge production with a magnificent finale. Once you’re finished with your sashimi, the bones disappear into the kitchen and what reemerges is a roiling spicy stew fortified with the meaty bones. 잘 먹겠습니다
