Fried squid: spicy battered pieces of squid
This is basically seafood tempura, kicked up a notch. There’s a nice tang that comes with the salt and peppercorn seasoning. Often chiles garnish the top of this dish.
On a side note, “fried squid” in Chinese can be translated to “you’re fired!”. In the old days, employees took their bedding with them to work sites. If they got fired, they would have to roll up their mattress and leave. This transformation from flat to curled mimics the way a squid cooks and led to the saying.
My boys love this. Now i can share with them this interesting fact. Now they can associate fried squid with Donald Trump, “you’re fired!” Lol.
Yeah, it’s the more subtle way of pulling a Donald Trump :)
I like fried squid, too. Maybe because it doesn’t look like squid all cut up and coated. My Mom likes it cooked in ginger and vinegar, then sauteed in garlic, onions and tomatoes. It looks like squid. So, yeah. Not for me.
It does cover up the squid-ness to be fried up. I’m a big fan either way, though. It probably has to do with the fact that I enjoyed eating the little tentacles when I was a kid.
Amy, Squid (pusit) adobo! I know what you’re talking about. Ha!
Ah, I’ve only had chicken adobo. Is it similar?