The Incredible Hull Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 What's the deal with people calling squid, Calamari? I.e. When fishing for squid and I land one, everyone says "nice Calamari". From my understanding, Calamari is cooked squid... Then to make things more confusing, I'm seeing people mention "southern calamari"... I did a little research and looks like only australia has these so called southern calamari - is it one of those australian slangs we made up? I.e. King Hit. So, what do you think is the difference between calamari, squid and southern calamari? And please, no googled copy and paste answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 In Sydney there are Arrow Squid and Southern Calamari (green eyes). Both are squid but different types so have different names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 From a scientific POV, squid is the broad umbrella term for all 'squid' species i.e. slimy things with tentacles. The southern calamari is a type of squid.But in a fishing/cooking context, when people refer to 'calamari', they are referring to the southern calamari species. When they say 'squid' they are generally referring to the all other squid species e.g. arrow squid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 this might help http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/squid-and-calamari-whats-the-difference-20130610-2nzj1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Right, thanks guys. That means I've never caught an arrow squid yet lol. Lucky me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 The southerns are much tastier in my opinion And they get a fair bit bigger too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yer the ones I get are generally between 20-30cm hoods. Awesome eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaki10 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Where do you fish for these calamari's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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