Dried squid rings

Many residents of our latitudes like the tender taste and aroma of squid meat. We can say that the squid belongs to the most common and widely used mollusks in writing, including in the territory of the Russian Federation. In biology, squid refers to a whole order of cephalopods, many of whose species have been used for thousands of years to prepare various culinary products.

Nowadays, Common Squid or Loligo vulgaris meat is most commonly used for food. This species of squid differs from other members of the class in its smaller size. On average, the body length of an ordinary squid reaches 20 cm, the maximum recorded weight of this species was
1. 5 kg. The common squid has a characteristic structure for this species of cephalopod.

The body of an ordinary squid has a so-called torpedo-shaped structure. In addition, the squid is distinguished by the presence of a tentacle, which serves as both a defensive organ and helps the mollusk to obtain food. The common squid lives in the North Atlantic Ocean, and in addition in the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas.

Squid meat is considered a hallmark of the Mediterranean culinary tradition. Squid meat is boiled and also fried, used as an independent main dish, as well as a snack. Often, squid meat is part of salads, as well as seafood soups. Squid meat is distinguished not only by its magnificent taste, but also by its vitamin-mineral composition, which contains simply a record amount of protein of natural origin.

Like all seafood, squid meat belongs to low-calorie foods, which are perfectly saturated and quickly absorbed by the human body. Recently, dried squid rings have been especially popular with domestic consumers. Due to their distinctive characteristics, dried squid rings belong to the so-called snack of fish and seafood.

In turn, snacks mean completely ready-to-eat foods that can quickly satisfy the feeling of hunger. Dried squid rings are made from carcasses of both common and Pacific squid species. It is worth noting that to give improved taste characteristics, dried squid rings are often docked.

Smoked squid rings are often used as an independent beer snack. In addition, smoked squid rings are used in the process of preparing salads, snacks and first courses. Dried squid rings can be purchased from many domestic grocery stores. In Mediterranean countries, squid is smoked and dried at home.