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Fried Calamari
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Fried Calamari
by SciFi Chick » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:13 pm
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Re: Fried Calamari
by SciFi Chick » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:21 pm
"Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them." -David Gemmel
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Re: Fried Calamari
by cid » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:33 pm
Tastes like roasted bubble gum to me...
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Re: Fried Calamari
by brite » Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:35 am
cid wrote:Tastes like roasted bubble gum to me...
Same here.... only it's easers...
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Re: Fried Calamari
by SciFiFisher » Sat Jun 28, 2014 4:49 am
If it tastes like rubber bands or erasers it's over cooked. Good calamari when deep fried properly is very similar to deep fried clams. Which are also over cooked if you have to work them like bubble gum to chew them. 
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Re: Fried Calamari
by Loresinger » Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:54 pm
Yuck. that and Tofu - remind me of pink erasers.
It's a textural issue
It's a textural issue
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Re: Fried Calamari
by Sigma_Orionis » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:59 pm
FZR1KG wrote:So many assholes and not enough calamari.
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Re: Fried Calamari
by code monkey » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:09 am
Loresinger wrote:Yuck. that and Tofu - remind me of pink erasers.
It's a textural issue
pink tofu? i've never seen that. get your daughter to show you how to work with tofu - it's wonderful!
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come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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Re: Fried Calamari
by Cyborg Girl » Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:55 pm
Tofu can be nice depending on the dish, but it has to be used right.
e.g. with meat it's "ginger steak with mushrooms and vegetables" or such. With tofu it's more like "mushrooms and vegetables with ginger sauce and tofu." It's a source of protein, but not a meat substitute; if the other flavors and textures can't carry the meal, the tofu is not going to help.
IMO failed attempts to replace meat are behind 90% of the bad reputation of vegetarian cooking. You can't replace meat; nothing vegetarian has the same qualities. OTOH a good vegetarian dish can stand on its own without meat flavors/textures.
e.g. with meat it's "ginger steak with mushrooms and vegetables" or such. With tofu it's more like "mushrooms and vegetables with ginger sauce and tofu." It's a source of protein, but not a meat substitute; if the other flavors and textures can't carry the meal, the tofu is not going to help.
IMO failed attempts to replace meat are behind 90% of the bad reputation of vegetarian cooking. You can't replace meat; nothing vegetarian has the same qualities. OTOH a good vegetarian dish can stand on its own without meat flavors/textures.
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Re: Fried Calamari
by The Supreme Canuck » Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:26 pm
Honestly, I think tofu gets its bad reputation from crappy 90s stand-up comedians cashing in on macho, "Ew! Health food?! Real men eat BEEF!" bullshit.
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