Although you’ve classified this as “weirdness,” I hate to say, it does seem like something someone might find in a grocery store here in Asia. (Not that I’ve actually come across canned squid – yet – although I have seen cans of “bundaegi,” silkworm larvae, up in Korea.) And squid is quite popular throughout Asia, both “fresh” and dried. Fresh squid is extremely commonplace in Singaporean food stalls, so much so that I don’t bat an eye when I see four or five squid hanging behind the glass sneeze-guard. And Koreans eat squid in all sorts of places. They’re a popular snack when dried, frequently dipped in mayonnaise and red pepper paste, and are often eaten as a movie theater snack. And, yes, I have eaten squid myself, plain, but it was too fishy for my taste. 😉
Oh, and about bundaegi (the proper transliteration is beondagei, btw), that’s a popular snack at Korean baseball games. I came across one woman who tried to sell me a styrofoam cup of the stuff at a Busan Lotte Giants baseball game. 😉 Didn’t buy any, although I took a picture.
I purchase canned squid frequently at an Asian Market in my hometown of Nashville, Tn. They are canned whole and are delicious (even the guts) although I prefer fresh squid so I can make sashimi from it. I lived in Japan for eight years and even like shiokara which is squid fermented along with its digestive organ. Particularly good with a cold beer.
Although you’ve classified this as “weirdness,” I hate to say, it does seem like something someone might find in a grocery store here in Asia. (Not that I’ve actually come across canned squid – yet – although I have seen cans of “bundaegi,” silkworm larvae, up in Korea.) And squid is quite popular throughout Asia, both “fresh” and dried. Fresh squid is extremely commonplace in Singaporean food stalls, so much so that I don’t bat an eye when I see four or five squid hanging behind the glass sneeze-guard. And Koreans eat squid in all sorts of places. They’re a popular snack when dried, frequently dipped in mayonnaise and red pepper paste, and are often eaten as a movie theater snack. And, yes, I have eaten squid myself, plain, but it was too fishy for my taste. 😉
I’m thinking canned squid might be more of a Mediterranean thing…
It’s hard to avoid eating squid in Korea 😉
Oh, and about bundaegi (the proper transliteration is beondagei, btw), that’s a popular snack at Korean baseball games. I came across one woman who tried to sell me a styrofoam cup of the stuff at a Busan Lotte Giants baseball game. 😉 Didn’t buy any, although I took a picture.
I purchase canned squid frequently at an Asian Market in my hometown of Nashville, Tn. They are canned whole and are delicious (even the guts) although I prefer fresh squid so I can make sashimi from it. I lived in Japan for eight years and even like shiokara which is squid fermented along with its digestive organ. Particularly good with a cold beer.