
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.








