Octopus as food

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People of several cultures eat octopus. The arms and sometimes other body parts are prepared in various ways, often varying by species and/or geography.

Octopuses are sometimes eaten or prepared alive, a practice that is controversial due to scientific evidence that octopuses experience pain.