Crispy, sweet, salty, and snackable, fried calamari is a go-to appetizer for good reason, but have you ever thought to eat squid for your main course? You can actually enjoy an entire calamari steak.

Squid: It’s not like you can smell the freshness, or smell the ocean in a fried calamari. But it should not have an off-putting smell. Should have a good chew: soft but not rubbery. • Breading/batter: ...

Plant-based seafood alternatives should have similar flavors, textures and nutritional content to the foods they mimic. And recreating the properties of fried calamari rings, which have a neutral ...