The Best !

I like Octupus Salad.
Of the two I sampled in Naples, one was tough and the other barely approached in tenderness and flavour that produced by my Mother... and this is how:

take a whole, fresh octopus

(whose beak and eye has been removed by the fish-monger) and put it in a pot of cool water.
Bring it to a rolling boils and let it cook for 45 minutes.

Remove from the heat and let it cool completely in the pot of water (even overnight).

Remove, dice and season with olive oil, fresh parsley and chopped garlic.

One can eat as much of it as one likes as it is totally non fattening !