dried squid
Dehydrated cephalopod snack
Dried squid is squid that has been preserved by drying, producing a chewy, intensely flavored snack or cooking ingredient.
Popular throughout East and Southeast Asia, it's eaten plain, grilled, or shredded, often with beer.
The texture is tough and fibrous, the taste briny and pungent: The smell of dried squid filled the market stall.
- calamariFried squid dish
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- chewyResisting easy biting
- chewy textureResistant to biting through
- snackLight between-meal fare
seafood · salty · jerky · umami · cuttlefish · ocean · fishing boat · Asian · Asian cuisine · soy sauce · beer · late night snack · rubbery · fishy · grilled · shredded · savory · chew
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