War wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:38:42 -0400:

W> parrotheada1a wrote:
??>> On Sep 23, 5:08 pm, "James Silverton"
??>> > wrote:
??>>> Hello, All!
??>>>
??>>> I picked up a book by Masahara Morimotu (owner of
??>>> restaurants in NYC and Philadelphia) in Borders today .
??>>> He gave directions for preparing octopus for sashimi.
??>>> This involves rubbing with rock salt to get rid of the
??>>> slime that coats it, beating to tenderize ("traditionally
??>>> with a large diakon"!), and simmering in dashi for 1 1/2
??>>> hours! It's not raw fish!

W> Hi Jim, do you mind if I add this to the recipe section on
W> sushifaq.com?


Not my recipe in any way. The above was my quote from Morimotu
:-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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