Species: Octopus vulgaris

Price per kg.  --  Box: 5 Kg. approx (1 unit)

Origin: Morocco

Fishing Area: FAO 34 - Atlantic Central

Glaze: 0%

Usage: Thaw and cook.

Shelf life: 16-20 months, approx.  

Classification of the Octopuses

 T-1 / T-2 / etc.

Octopuses without any treatment.

 They are fished, washed with a water hose, put in a bag and frozen. They are octopuses that lose between 30% and 45% of their weight during cooking, depending on several factors (this is what is considered a normal weight loss).

0/00/000 etc.

They are octopuses that after fishing go through a fattening process, which consists of having the octopus, between 12 and 24 hours in water and natural products (basically salt).

This process unifies the quality of the octopus, and this means that it is not necessary to control the cooking unit.

It is also true that this process, makes the octopus fatten between 15% and 25% of its weight in crude, it is recommended to let the octopus cool in its cooking water, so that it loses as little water as possible (the meat of the octopus it's like a sponge).