Eggs found inside the body of a female in early autumn are wrapped in an ivory colored sac and are called the octopus' fukurogo ("sac child"); these are eaten boiled with soy sauce and sugar.
秋口にメスの体内にある卵は象牙色の袋に包まれており、タコの袋児（ふくろご）と呼ばれ、煮付けて食べる。