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| Bocadillo de calamares, Casa Baranda, Madrid |
A lot of
people are squeamish about squid - it's those damn tentacles again! And
again, like with octopus, all I can say is TRY IT! When fresh, squid too
is firm and tastes divine and not fishy at all, just squidy- ahem.
Madrid is a great place to start training your palate, especially if you
wander around Plaza Mayor and manage to find one of those
bars/restaurants selling this absolutely delish dish called 'Boccadillo
de Calamares' or squid sandwich. Sounds odd, huh?
There are a few versions but the basic way to make it is to get fresh
squid or squid rings, dip in egg and flour and fry in olive oil, bung on
good bread and chomp away. That is all there is to it! The version I
love and would give my right arm for right now is the basic with some
good ol ali-oli ( garlic mayonaise) - OMG! (am slobbering here...). I
had an amazing version in Madrid recently (main photo), where the bread
had been dyed black with squid ink- a delicious and MOST attractive
sandwich!
In
Zaragossa, they add spicy tomato sauce and mayonaise and garlic and
call this sandwich the 'Bocadillo de Calamares bravos' or Brave Squid
sandwich -lol! I can just picture a brave squid fighting with an
octopus....
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