<p>Kyoto's famous Nisihiki Markets. </p>

Kyoto's famous Nisihiki Markets. (Photo: Suwannee Payne)

Octopus Delights at Nishiki Market

Rummaging through Kyoto’s famous market

Suwannee Payne Jun 05, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Kyoto's famous Nisihiki Markets. </p>

<p>Kyoto's famous Nisihiki Markets.</p>

<p>Lots of pickle shops at Kyoto's famous Nisihiki Markets.</p>

<p>This one is certainly not octopus, but it sure has lots of tentacles.</p>

<p>This shop only has fish.</p>

<p>Grilled Japanese eel</p>

<p>Getting close</p>

<p>Not the famous Nishiki octopus but…</p>

<p>Very tasty..yum</p>

<p>Let’s continue. This shop sells various kinds of fried meatballs.</p>

<p>What is this? The answer will be in the next article.</p>

<p>Oh yes, That’s it! Lots of tentacles like this could not be wrong.</p>

<p>Introducing to the famous Nishiki octopus, there is a surprise, a boiled quail egg, hiding in the octopus head.</p>

If you have a chance to be in Kyoto, make sure you try the octopus. The time has come, so off I will go rummaging through Kyoto’s famous Nishiki Markets. Come with me and see what we’ll find.

Suwannee Payne

Suwannee Payne @suwannee.payne

I am a Thai woman who has spent half of her life in beautiful Ottawa, capital city of Canada. I enjoy crafting, gardening, photography, bicycle touring and my new found love blogging. You can visit my blog (In Thai) at here It is a beautiful site. The name Ban Suanporpeang means 'Humble little...