I was so happy that I couldn't stop eating for at least thirty minutes, without talking to my friends. My goal was to not let one single bite left for two reasons: it is never good to waste food, and it was too flavorful to leave it behind (since I don't live in A Coruña, I didn't have a fridge to put the seafood away). There was also a fresh cucumber and yogurt sauce next to the prawns which was delightful to eat as well. I even mixed it with pieces of the octopus! Despite the delicious yet heavy meal, we still had room for dessert. We munched on slieces of orange cake alongside with tarta de requesón, which was to die for. The orange cake was really zesty and sweet while the tarta, or Galician cheesecake, was soft and rich. One of my friends even paired his dessert with hot chocolate, which is standard for Galicians to drink here during the day.
Galician pulpo is quite easy to make. It is normally boiled for one hour to make it tender, and then it is cut into bite-sized pieces. Potatoes are also boiled and cut into smaller chunks to pair it along with the octopus. What really makes the pulpo so flavorful is the seasoning, which is salt, Spanish paprika and extra virgin olive oil. The langostinos (prawns) can be cooked in different ways, but the restaurant simply boiled it and drizzled it with lemon juice. The cucumber and yogurt sauce is what really gave most of the flavor to the prawns. However, the prawns alone were still just as juicy!
Regarding dessert, both the orange cake and Galician cheesecake consist of milk, flour, eggs and sugar.
