In regions such as Greece where there are many believers of the Orthodox Church, there are many traditional foods that use octopus; while meat is prohibited during Lent (during Great Lent, even fish is prohibited), there is no such problem with octopus or squid.
他にもギリシャなど正教会信者が多い地域では、斎の間は肉（大斎の際は魚も）を禁じられているが、タコやイカなどは問題無いため、タコを使った伝統料理が多い。