How to distinguish squid, octopus and cuttlefish

1. Squid, also known as cuttlefish

2. Octopus, also known as octopus

3. Cuttlefish, also known as cuttlefish

Because there are different names in different places, they are called squid, octopus and cuttlefish

1. The first difference is the mantle

. The difference between the mantle is that squid is conical, octopus is spherical and cuttlefish is bag-shaped. What we eat most every day is squid, also called squid, from which we can imagine its body shape.

2. The second difference is that brachiopods

Octopus belongs to Octopoda, which has eight long brachiopods, so it is often called octopus. Squid and cuttlefish belong to Decapoda and have ten brachiopods, so they can be distinguished from octopus by counting their feet.

3. The third difference is that the sucker

The sucker on the wrist foot is different among the three. There are two or one rows of sucker on the wrist of octopus, which have no handle and horny ring, and will not be specialized into hooks. There are 4 rows of wrist sucker of squid, and dozens of rows of wrist sucker touching the ear, with handle and horny ring. Squid, that is, the sucker of gun-shaped target species is mostly 2 rows, and the sucker of ear-touching wrist is mostly 4 rows, with handle and small teeth of horny ring, and some kinds of sucker are specialized into hooks.

Squid and squid's wrist touching is an important weapon in hunting, and octopus's wrist foot is also very powerful, which can strangle sharks on the top and unscrew plastic bottle caps on the bottom. If touching the wrist is known for its explosive power, then the octopus's wrist foot wins by skill.

The most obvious difference between squid and cuttlefish is that cuttlefish has an inner shell, which is calcareous, and its scientific name is cuttlefish sheath, commonly called cuttlefish bone, which is also one of the commonly used medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine. The inner shell of squid is thin and transparent, and everyone who has treated squid knows that there is a "bone" like a plastic piece at the tail of squid. Some people think that it is cuttlefish that can jet ink, but squid that can't. In fact, although the ink-jet ability of squid is not as good as that of cuttlefish, it still has ink sacs.

Fried Duck with Squid

Taishan cauliflower is rich in flavor and crisp and sweet, so it is suitable for stewing with sauce. Cooked with roast duck and squid, it tastes diverse, so you may wish to have a try.

materials: 1g of squid (after being soaked in water), 15g of roast duck, 15g of cauliflower, 15g of ginger rice, 1g of onion, and appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, roast duck juice and peanut oil.

practice: roast duck and cut into strips for later use; Drain the water after the squid is soaked, and use the cutting knife for later use; Add oil to the pan, saute the ginger rice until fragrant, stir fry the squid with high fire for a while, add cauliflower, add a little rice wine, add roast duck and a little roast duck juice, season with appropriate amount of salt and sugar after adding onion, thicken and serve.

Reference People's Network-Roasted Duck with Squid and Fried Flowers with Sauté ed Vegetables.