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[i ate] octopus and shrimp at an Egyptian restaurant in NYC
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[i ate] octopus and shrimp at an Egyptian restaurant in NYC


[i ate] octopus and shrimp at an Egyptian restaurant in NYC

by 5odanger

40 Comments

  4. Jachnun

    I love octopus, but the tentacle saucily sliding off of the plate is a little awkward… and the presentation with the whole tentacles curled around the seafood in the middle is giving human small & large intestine anatomical illustration

  5. UncleRuso

    is this that place in queens? same street as a arabian chocolate shop that’s on the corner?

  7. RailGun256

    while I love seafood im not the biggest fan of octopus, still this looks delicious

  9. foxvipus

    I don’t think I could finish that (grams wise). I love those two seafoods, for me only shark meat is more favoured.

  10. AjayRedonkulus

    I am such a picky eater, and I know I would never be brave enough to try it and I almost certainly wouldn’t like it.

    But I love how good it looks and I love that people enjoy it. Gives me hope one day my damn taste buds will get over their aversion for anything that comes out of the sea haha.

  11. Paterakis518

    Octopus is one of those dishes I always hesitate to order—it’s pricey, and so easy to get wrong. How was it?

  14. bigrigtexan

    How much of the octopus is edible? Because that looks like a ton of food if you can eat all of a tentacle.

  15. xiaopewpew

    Wdym octo shrimp is actually octopus with shrimp instead of 8 shrimps?

  18. PlayDontObserve

    “I won’t eat octopus because the documentary made me sad.”🤓

  19. Ocean_Bear

    How’s the tenderness? For me, there is an extremely fine line between being absolutely amazing and overcooked and tough to the point of being inedible.

  20. ZweitenMal

    Gotta repost in r/astoria – our weekly dine-in/order out thread!

  22. cemusubzerolives

    Eating Octopuses should be a crime.

  24. ChubbyLorddd

    I would devour this especially the octopus

  27. Crystal_Lily

    Don’t they get rubbery the bigger they are? I also wonder about the size of the octopus these came from.

  29. katchaa

    Do you also eat the suction cups, or do you leave that over?

  31. Square_Ad849

    Lucky you, looks great and not leftover stale unrotated food you would get at a slow restaurant

  32. Ok_Mammoth5292

    Never tried octopus but if I ever do I hope it looks this good!

  34. Gearballz

    I have a rule about eating anything that can open a jar.

  36. Illuzaviel

    The texture on that octopus looks spot on. When it gets that golden edge without turning rubbery, you know the kitchen actually knows what they’re doing.