Things you don't see at home every day: baby octopus on a lollypop stick

Don't they look gorgeous? Until you realise that they are baby octopi! Poor little babbies! These are one of the many strange and wonderful delicacies you will find in Nishiki market in Kyoto. (No, I didn't try them! I did eat baby squid, baby shrimp and baby eel in sushi restaurants, though, very tasty.)

And here is a close-up, just in case you don't believe me: