Description

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Whole Cleaned Octopus is whole cleaned octopus from Maxim Food, available online with chilled delivery as part of our seafood cocktail range. Enjoy the finest quality seafood with our Whole Cleaned Octopus, prepared and ready for your kitchen. Carefully cleaned and frozen at peak freshness, this octopus saves you time and effort while delivering tender texture and authentic ocean flavor. Perfect for a wide range of recipes, octopus can be grilled for a smoky char, boiled or braised for melt-in-your-mouth tenderness, or added to Mediterranean stews, pasta, and seafood platters.

What you get

Preparation: whole
Packaging: Vacuum packed, handled cold

How much do you need

See the pack details above to judge the quantity.

Storage and thawing

Keep frozen at -18°C until you need it — up to six months. Thaw overnight in the fridge, never at room temperature, and never refreeze a piece that has fully thawed.

How to cook whole cleaned octopus

Simmer gently for 40-60 minutes until a knife slides into the thickest part, then finish on a hot grill for colour. Boiling hard makes it tough. For species background and seasonality see the FAO species profile.

Bought together with

Looking at what Maxim Food customers actually order, the items most often bought with this in the same delivery are Caviale Whole Shell Mussels 400gm and Bundle 23: Soly Smoked Salmon Trimmings 1Kg OFFER. Putting them in one order moves you toward the free-delivery threshold at EGP 2,499 instead of paying the EGP 59 fee twice.

Delivery and timing

Delivery is EGP 59, and free on orders over EGP 2,499. You pick one of three windows at checkout: 12-3, 3-6 or 6-9. Orders placed before 5 PM go out the same day, seven days a week. Sharwa bulk packs ship within 48 hours. We deliver same-day across the New Cairo belt — Tagamoa, Shorouk, Rehab, Madinaty and Obour — and across Heliopolis, Nasr City, Maadi and Mokattam, and from our Zayed store across Sheikh Zayed and October. Giza, Mohandessin and Haram are next-day. Alexandria and other governorates ship in 24 to 48 hours. Full zone detail is on the shipping and delivery page.

If something goes wrong

Check the box in front of the courier. If anything arrives thawed, damaged or wrong, report it within two days and we replace it. Where the problem is serious we refund in full. Details on the returns policy page.

For restaurants and hotels

Maxim Food supplies whole cleaned octopus wholesale to restaurants, hotels, sushi bars and catering companies in Egypt, with tiered pricing by volume and a standing weekly schedule that lets the grades and cuts you need be reserved in advance. Send your weekly requirement and delivery area through the seafood wholesale in Egypt page for a quote within one working day.

Why buy it from Maxim Food

Maxim Food is ISO 22000 certified for food safety management, is a member of ESSA, the European Salmon Smokers Association, and runs its own processing and cold-storage facility in Egypt. That means this whole cleaned octopus is received, prepared and packed under one roof with no middlemen, and the cold chain is documented at every step. Origin, grade and preparation are printed on the pack itself, and you can review our certifications at any time.

Frequently asked questions

How many people does one pack of whole cleaned octopus serve?

Allow 180-200g per person for a main course and 80g for a starter. The pack details are listed above.

How much is whole cleaned octopus and is delivery free?

The price shown on this page is current. Delivery is EGP 59 and free on orders over EGP 2,499.

When will whole cleaned octopus be delivered?

Order before 5 PM and it goes out the same day. You pick the window at checkout: 12-3, 3-6 or 6-9. We deliver seven days a week. Sharwa bulk packs ship within 48 hours.

What if whole cleaned octopus arrives with a problem?

Check the box in front of the courier before he leaves. If anything arrives thawed, damaged or wrong, report it within two days and we replace it. Where the problem is serious we refund in full.

What is the difference between freshly frozen and chilled whole cleaned octopus?

Freshly frozen means it was frozen at source within hours of the catch, which holds texture better than fish kept on ice for days. Chilled has never been frozen and must be used within 48 hours. Both are safe; it depends on when you will cook it.

Order now — same-day delivery on orders placed before 5 PM.

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