Do you like calamari?

[TickTockMan]

I am asking because of the appetizers thread. It surprised me so many mentioned it. Almost everyone I know does not like it.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

I like it when it's well prepared. Sadly, it usually isn't.

 

[star-warrior]

Like Harke said. It's ok, nothing special.

 

[eastofeden]

I love it...When I go to the wharf in Santa Cruz or Monterey I get it freshly steamed/marinated in vinegar with spices and I like the tentacles the best. I get a couple pounds of it. Sometimes I go to the wharf specifically just to buy some and then leave.

If they are fried it has to be lightly breaded...and I don't like the steaks too much unless they are served in an interesting manner...I like the tentacles the best. If there is too much breading I have to pass.

I wouldn't try calamari for years but this one guy who I really liked alot who would bring me stuff to eat when I was working...he had a catering company and owned a Mexican Restaurant...he brought me calamari once and I tried to refuse but he wouldn't have it and he made me close my eyes and open my mouth while he fed me LOL...and he did a good job...I loved it.

 

[JohnJay201212]

not really...

 

[MoufOfKhaos]

Fried calamari, yes, and only when WELL PREPARED. Which makes it a rarity among food, as I detest the taste of seafood in general.

 

[dereperez]

Only sometimes. There is an awkward aftertaste (for me) when its' not well-prepared or perhaps prepared in a certain way.

 

[racer2438]

If done right, and right dipping sauces, it's a great app to munch on..

 

[youngwolf]

Yes fried with a chilled glass of white wine

 

[Falcon16]

I like it a lot too if it's prepared right. Otherwise it's like eating spicy rubber bands.

 

[SaskGuy]

I love calamari!
When I was a kid though, my mom gave me some and said "Here, have an onion ring". I immediately spit it out because I wasn't expecting it to taste like that... Eventually I grew to like calamari though.

It's been years since I've seen calamari shaped like an onion ring though.

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

I love it no matter how it's prepared.

 

[rareboy]

Love it. Any which way.

 

[TickTockMan]

I have only had it two different ways. Fried and baked with some kind of cheese on it. Both were pretty good.

 

[CowboyBob]

Depends on how it's prepared, but yes.

 

[HunterM]

I hate calamity.

 

[zoltanspawn]

I'd be happy in northern Spain eating some chipirones en su tinta.

 

[NW007]

Love it. Any which way.

You are talking about calamari aren't you?

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Yes, I do like calamari

 

[TickTockMan]

I'd be happy in northern Spain eating some chipirones en su tinta.

Sounds interesting.

 

[Rickrock]

I had it only once and didn't like it.