One ingredient, four cultures: Squid

Recipes

United States

Calamari po-boy slider

Short for 'poor boy', these iconic sandwiches, traditionally made on a long baguette with rectangular rather than tapered ends, originated in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Italy

Squid ink linguine (linguine al nero di calamari)

Traditionally, the blue-black ink of seppia, or cuttlefish, is used to flavour pastas and risottos in coastal regions of Italy, from Venice down to Calabria. We have used squid ink as it is more readily available.

Greece

Chargrilled baby calamari with fried saganaki

A speciality of seaside and island Greek tavernas in the summertime, baby squid (or kalamarakia), features widely on menus, and is cooked in various ways, often simply prepared with an obligatory squeeze of lemon.

Vietnam

Braised squid stuffed with pork

With around 3000km of coastline, seafood is an important part of the diet in many regions of Vietnam. Squid fishing is a common night-time activity in areas along the coast, and on islands such as Phu Quoc.

Photography by Armelle Habib