But the strangest, most intriguing food I tried was live octopus. It was tough, slimy, and still squirming around even after being chopped into tiny pieces. Not to mention the octopus arms suction ...

Don't try substituting large octopus for this dish - it's too tough. If you can't find the babies, use small squid instead. Somyeon are Korean thin wheat flour noodles; you can substitute with somen.

Lingard recently headed to Gwangjang Market with pals to try Korean street food ... After eventually eating the octopus, Lingard began to calm down. He then grinned as he said: "It's easy.