What is about Calamari that people like?!
Answers: I just can't figure it out.
While I'll admit it is rubbery it is very good. like other people have menioned when it's done the right way it's actually pretty good.
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The fact that they can say that they dined on Calamari! Its just sounds cool, and it's deep fried, that's about it. I agree with you---not much flavor there.
I'm not sure, but to me, it taste like a fishy rubberband. Definitely not something I'd eat again. I'm just as stumped as you are about why people like it.
If it is not overcooked , it taste great..!!
Good calamari is fantastic and bad calamari is terrible. When you cook calamari there is a rule called "the 2 / 20 rule". You either cook the calamari for 2 minutes or you cook the calamari for 20 minutes (nothing inbetween).
Assuming you put a good crust on it and cook it for the right amount of time (in clean/new oil) then you must then serve it with the right sauce. Personally, I like a good homemade marinara sauce with some heat added. I have also had a great sweet/spicy asian sauce that was very good too.
Before you write it off, order it at a high end restaurant
The crunchy batter and chewy insides combo does it for me! And eating seafood is a ritual in some parts of Australia anyway xD
It has to be cooked right, then it's very light and can handle a nice coating.
I like mine coated with Bisquik and deep fried, then served with marinara sauce. The tenticule part is the best since it holds a lot of sauce.
Octopus is more rubbery that squid by far. It's like chunks of tires..
I had Squid Tempura once and it was really great with a sesame-mirin sauce. Instead of rings it was cut into long strips.
It's eel I can't figure out why people like. It smells really oily and nasty.
Calamari is chewy, with a subtle flavor.