Common uses for canned squid

• Popular Meals- Popular in Korean and Italian dishes. Preparation usually entail stuffing the body, cutting into flat pieces or slicing into rings. The tentacles and ink are also safe to eat. The only parts of the squid not eaten is its beak and gladius (pen).
• Easily Stored Food - Useful for backpacking and long trips. Most canned squid is moderate to inexpensively priced at most supermarkets. Preperation requires little to no cooking.
• Fishing Bait - Popularly used to catch flounder, Gray Trout, tautog, sea bass, tuna and a wide variety of ocean game fish. Click here for instructions on making squid bait, canned squid may be used. Giant squid are also used for crab bait.