We made it to Mokpo, one of the largest cities at the Southern most point in Korea. Here, we ate smashed octopus (literally) and octopus/beef soup, which we ordered so Jenny and Michelle could eat something. What we came to eat wasn't available, but I'll tell you about it anyways. Around August/September timeframe, baby octopi become more common in the sea. These baby octopi are caught and served alive. To eat them, one must pick up the octopus body, wrap the legs around the chopsticks, dip the wrap in oil and chew thoroughly before the octopus sticks to the inside (or outside) of one's mouth. It's a battle, and there have been many occasions when people died while eating the octopus because it stuck to their throat, and they didn't chew it enough. I missed out. Oh well.
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