Re: cuttlefish at asian store ( i THINK fermented/preserved )

January 31, 2004

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> Saw at the asian store today a plastic container ( much like what I

get the

> kimchee in )

>

> That was labeled cuttlefish, salt, paprika.

>

> With the ingredient list 1 would assume that is preserved?

> is cuttlefish a healthy fish to consume. ( it looks like just cuts

of the

> flesh only rather instead of entire fish )

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with salt it's definitely preserved. i've eaten fresh cuttlefish a

few times, raw and steamed. it's a close relative of squid and

octopus, fairly similar nutritionally, and certainly a healthy

food. steamed is delicious, but raw it wasn't as tasty as raw

octopus, so my cephalopod intake is pretty much exclusively octopus.

there's a USDA entry for cuttlefish if you want nutrient data.

Mike

SE Pennsylvania

January 31, 2004

>With the ingredient list 1 would assume that is preserved?

>is cuttlefish a healthy fish to consume. ( it looks like just cuts of the

>flesh only rather instead of entire fish )

Yeah, the salt is the preservative. Whether or not it is

fermented depends on HOW MUCH salt. Cuttlefish

are basically a type of squid -- they are supposed

to be great in kimchi.

Actually I DID use cuttlefish in my latest batch of

kimchi, but I used the dried strips (cheap and quick).

The seemed to add a lot of flavor, and the kimchi

was not as sour as usual.

-- Heidi

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