squid ink
Black pasta colorant
Squid ink is the dark fluid cephalopods release to cloud water and evade predators.
In cooking, it's harvested from squid or cuttlefish and used to color and flavor pasta, rice, and sauces, lending a briny, subtly oceanic taste: squid ink risotto, squid ink pasta.
The ink produces a dramatic black color prized in Mediterranean and Japanese cuisine.
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- blackDarkest possible hue
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- Marine Compoundsagar, alginate, chitin, fish oil, sea moss
- Acquired Tastesdurian, blue cheese, natto, Marmite, Vegemite
- Inkinkwell, inkwells, inkstones, cartridges
- Italian ingredientsbasil, oregano, parsley, olive oil, parmesan
- dark foodsblackberries, black beans, dark chocolate, coffee, black olives
- defensive chemicalsvenom, toxin, toxins, poison, repellents
culinary function
squid inksaffron
Crocus-derived golden spice
turmeric · cream sauce · white truffle · parmesan · mascarpone
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