Sannakji is the Korean answer to the age-old question, "what's the best way to squick out foreigners with food?" And you know what? It's pretty tasty, and it's a lot of fun to eat. It's probably 100 times better with alcohol, which explains why the Masan menu was about equal parts food options and liquor options. I cannot wait to come back to this place when I'm of drinkin' age and load up on soju before octopus consumption.
The little tentacle segments continued to wriggle in a lively fashion for upwards of 20 minutes, crawling off of the chopsticks and suction-cupping themselves to everything--plates, tongues, teeth, even upper lips:
Yep, that's me wearing a wiggly octo-stache and making the creepiest face I could muster. I feel a little bad about insulting Korean culinary culture with my white-boy antics, but it's impossible not to play with your food if the food wants to play with you!
