Dried Octopus Over Cabbage Salad

Dried octopus is a simple Mediterranean product surviving from the times the Phoenicians first introduced it to the Spanish coast, where it endured for centuries as fishermen’s food. Although in the majority of beachside cafes that still happen to offer it as a tapa, it is usually presented in an unappetizing way with a gummy or chewy texture. What’s certain, is that this masterful combination with cabbage salad, proposed by Rosa Macías at FM, together with the insight of her husband, Paco Martín, in the selection and preparation of the product, has transformed this combination of mod...