Spaghetti with Baby Octopus, Giglio-Style

The seas that wash onto the Italian peninsula offer a dazzling selection of fish and seafood. One of my favorites is octopus. In addition to the large octopus we are familiar with, baby octopi of varying sizes also appear frequently in fish stews and pasta sauces. The most common term for a baby octopus is polipo. In Emilia-Romagna they are called fragoline di mare (sea strawberries) when they are pinkish in color. Although baby octopus is not readily available, I include this