Small, pale-coloured octopus with curled tentacles which is boiled and served whole, perhaps with oil and vinegar.
Conger eel, sea eel. The crustaceans and fish which form its diet contribute to its own good flavour. It is usually sold in steaks. It has few bones and good firm flesh with excellent flavour. The neck end has a better ratio of flesh to bone so is better for cooking as steaks, whereas the tail end, which is bonier, makes a useful addition to soups and stocks.
Beluga. A variety of sturgeon found in the Caspian sea, the Black Sea and rivers around them. Belugas are one of the largest sturgeons and can live for up to 100 years though they are usually caught much younger. One fish can provide up to 20 kg (44 lb) of beluga caviar.
