Friday 14 November 2008

Denizen .......

...... of the DEEP.
Is this calamari for tea? 
If you can explain to me the difference between squid and cuttlefish I would be very grateful. Why don`t people eat cuttlefish? ..... or do they?

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whatever it is, it looks absolutely disgusting. Enjoy!

Love, Sue

Anonymous said...

Off the top of my head,

a cuttlefish is a marine animal of the order Sepiida belonging to the cephalopoda class

And Squids are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida

In Italy, the dish is Risotto al Nero di Seppia (lit. black Cuttlefish rice)

In Ireland, a popular dish is called "cuttle chips" *ha ha* consists of deep fried cuttlefish covered in Cajun mayonnaise and shredded cheddar. Piled on top of the cheese are ground beef, tomato, peppers, onions, and various seasonings.

Sound delish dontcha think?

Oh all right, i admit it, I wiki'ed it.

Anonymous said...

Still looks disgusting!

walrus21 said...

Ian, I happen to enjoy the top of your head, and we enjoy your endless capacity for instant research. You do the stuff about which we are too idle. I`m not entirely sure that we will attempt the Irish cuisine.
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Anonymous said...

Why not? Its mexican tacos but with cuttlefish instead of of tortilla chips.

Im so hungry now...

walrus21 said...

But, Rod, on the fish van, doesn`t do cuttlefish so we would have to do it with squid which sounds like cheating to me. And I`m not convinced about the beef either. Surf`n`turf gone mad?

Unknown said...

Just to leave my tuppennyworth... cuttlefish have hard shells and squid are soft bodied. I imagine the black in black cuttlefish would be the ink.