Dumbo octopuses are the deepest living of all known octopuses, inhabiting ocean depths of at least 13,100 feet (4,000 m). In ...

Octopus is most commonly eaten in South Korea, Spain, Portugal and Japan where they can't get enough of that umami flavour. Umami is one of the 5 basic tastes and is a savoury flavour.

Add the octopus, onion and bay leaf and simmer until tender. (This takes about 20 minutes per kilo. If a tooth pick slides through a tentacle easily, then the octopus is cooked).

A close up of a giant Pacific octopus ©karen crewe/Shutterstock.com Giant Pacific octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) have among the longest lifespans of any octopus species, living for 3 to 5 years.