Fresh or frozen raw octopus is purplish or brownish-gray in color, but otherwise resembles the octopus that is found alive in water. Cooked octopus is also available widely and is white and purple in color. Octopus meat is very firm, slightly chewy, yet tender with a mild flavor. All parts of the octopus can be eaten save the eyes, mouth area, and viscera. It can be eaten raw, deep fried, stewed, boiled and pickled. Japanese methods call for a vigorous rubbing with salt, then boiling until it turns white. With older and larger octopus, a longer cooking process is recommended to tenderize the octopus; boiling for as long as two hours is not unheard of. Baby octopus are cooked whole for a much shorter amount of time. All parts of the octopus can be eaten save the eyes, mouth area, and viscera. It can be eaten raw, deep fried, stewed, boiled and pickled. Japanese methods call for a vigorous rubbing with salt, then boiling until it turns white. With older and larger octopus, a longer cooking process is recommended to tenderize the octopus; boiling for as long as two hours is not unheard of. Baby octopus are cooked whole for a much shorter amount of time.
Octopus is currently the world's fifth largest superyacht (the fourth largest, Rising Sun, is owned by Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle) and the third largest not owned by heads of state. Octopus is measured at 414 feet (126.18 meters) and was delivered in 2003 to its owner, Paul Allen. Octopus sports three helicopters on the top deck (one in front and two on the back), and a sixty-three foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom (one of seven aboard).