How to Use calamari in a Sentence

calamari

noun
  • But in the Ocean State, frying the calamari is merely the first step.
    Charles Passy, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Add stock, lime juice, salt, pepper and all the seafood, except calamari and shrimp.
    Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The calamari battered in rice flour held up, even when microwaved.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 20 May 2021
  • On top is a heap of fried calamari and on the very top, a stack of fried yuyo, a seaweed Adrianzen sources from Peru.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • This dish really shines when the calamari goes on the salad right at the last second.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 May 2011
  • Rhode Island turning their vote into an ad for calamari was the best part of the roll call so far.
    Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The wagyu tacos, calamari, scallops, and sake are great additions to the table.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Mains are designed to be shared, with the signature calamari Mozambique serving as the star of the show.
    Claudia De Brito, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But then the server also neglects to tell me that the calamari serving could feed eight.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 31 May 2019
  • The menu features baskets of fried calamari and crab n' fries, which are Cajun-spiced fries with chunks of crab meat.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The calamari is great fried; branzino, snapper, and scallops are best grilled; and the clams should always be baked.
    Ali Francis, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The sweet and spicy birds eye chili calamari at Cabana in Newport, Rhode Island.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
  • That means crab legs, peel-and-eat shrimp and fried calamari, as well as soups (like crab and corn bisque) and the classic Caesar salad.
    Ron Donoho Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • With a sweet and sour kick, the umami calamari is topped with roasted peanuts, carrots and cabbage.
    Camila Vallejo, courant.com, 9 July 2019
  • Sample seafood like the fish and chips, fried calamari or New England clam chowder.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
  • At The Café, best bets are the burger with bacon, red onion marmalade, and ale house cheddar ($26), or the prawn and calamari cookpot with crisp toast ($35).
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
  • While still warm, the calamari rings were juicy, slightly chewy and delicious.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Pub food from the United Kingdom is the theme in the tavern; think, fish-n-chips, fried calamari, burgers, and a cod sandwich.
    Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The crisp buffalo calamari ($10) was an easy favorite at the event with its classic tang.
    Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The cazuela de mariscos is a seafood stew abundant with fish, scallops, calamari, mussels and potato in a rich seafood broth.
    Frank Cohen, courant.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Tender calamari is flash fried and spiked with hot pickled peppers and served with lemon aioli.
    Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The secret to the vivid seafood paella involves caramelizing the bomba rice, which swells with the flavor of a paste the chef makes with chorizo and calamari.
    Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Fry the calamari and herbs for three to five minutes, or until lightly golden.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 May 2011
  • The noodles are wide and flat and nestle a bounty of springy fish balls, perfectly cooked calamari and whole shrimp.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Dishes like calamari, seafood chowder, scallops, moose steak, and cod-au-gratin dazzle, but the menu’s star is the fish & chips, hands down.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Or squeezing lemon onto fried fish, calamari and schnitzels.
    Bill Ward Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • Still, diners can also get everything from fried calamari to a New York strip steak to fish and chips.
    Jay Caruso, Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Beef cheeks with pappardelle or squid ink linguine with calamari?
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Daily Catch is known for seafood, and the choices are scrawled on a chalkboard on the wall — mussels marinara, shrimp scampi, fried calamari.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2018
  • Fried seafood made with fresh, never-frozen clams, scallops and calamari are favorites, as is the hero sandwich from 1973.
    New York Times, 23 May 2018

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