Arrow Squid vs Calamari - any difference on the plate?

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Arrow Squid vs Calamari - any difference on the plate?

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Hi guys,

I caught my first arrow squid last week and when cleaning it I noticed a couple of difference from the calamari that I usually catch:

1: The tube/body flesh seemed much tougher than the calamari
2: The 'backbone' or pen was much smaller and narrower than the calamari

The mother-in-law cooked it up today (stir-fried with snow-peas) and I was expecting it to be quite rubbery, but I was quite
surprised at how tender it was - better than calamari?

Has anyone else noticed any differences, or prefer one to eat, over the other?

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Re: Arrow Squid vs Calamari - any difference on the plate?

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I've caught arrows and calamari together offshore and cooked and eaten them together. In my opinion the arrows were noticeably tougher/rubberier than the calamari and everyone preferred the calamari.
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Re: Arrow Squid vs Calamari - any difference on the plate?

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Arrows are great eating if cooked well (same as calamari) but the flesh is generally thinner than that of a comparable calamari so require less cooking time. When I was in Eden many moons ago I was shown how to cook arrows by some big chef, tasted fantastic, haven't cooked one myself since :o


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