学校北门的章鱼小丸子引起我的特别注意是在今年上半年——正值我回上海实习之际。以前只是觉得学校北门的小丸子好吃，但仍没太在意，直到品尝了人民广场和南京路的两家章鱼小丸子之后。
芥末是个好东西，在章鱼小丸子的调味中起到了至关重要的作用。上海的两家章鱼小丸子都不放芥末，只放色拉或者将芥末用番茄酱代替，这样的章鱼小丸子不但味道不佳而且吃起来口感也相差甚远，颇显油腻。其中有一家甚至连章鱼都不放——纯面粉制作稍加以卷心菜来蒙混过关，完全败坏我们章鱼小丸子的光辉形象！
另外一个重要的元素是小丸子表层覆盖的鱼片。据北门章鱼小丸子店的老板娘介绍，鱼片采用的是柴鱼片。小丸子配合着色拉、芥末和柴鱼片，味道极佳！上海的两家章鱼小丸子表层采用海苔覆盖，感觉这个“创新”不成功。
The time when octopus balls, sold near the north gate of Jilin University, caught my special attention was the first half of this year. During this time, I was serving my internship in Shanghai. Not until I tasted the octopus balls sold in Shanghai did I realize how tasty the octopus balls sold near my university in Jilin.
Mustard, which plays an important role in the seasoning of octopus balls, is a good thing. But in Shanghai, ketchup is usually used in stead of mustard to make octopus balls. This impacts the flavor of octopus balls greatly. Moreover, salad is necessary.
Another important element is fillet covered on octopus balls. According to the proprietress, the fillets are made by skipjack tuna. The flavor will be great when octopus balls are seasoned with salad, mustard and skipjack tuna fillets. If seaweed is used in stead of skipjack tuna fillets, the effect will be less good.
The time when octopus balls, sold near the north gate of Jilin University, caught my special attention was the first half of this year. During this time, I was serving my internship in Shanghai. Not until I tasted the octopus balls sold in Shanghai did I realize how tasty the octopus balls sold near my university in Jilin.
Mustard, which plays an important role in the seasoning of octopus balls, is a good thing. But in Shanghai, ketchup is usually used in stead of mustard to make octopus balls. This impacts the flavor of octopus balls greatly. Moreover, salad is necessary.
Another important element is fillet covered on octopus balls. According to the proprietress, the fillets are made by skipjack tuna. The flavor will be great when octopus balls are seasoned with salad, mustard and skipjack tuna fillets. If seaweed is used in stead of skipjack tuna fillets, the effect will be less good.
