How to Use calamari in a Sentence

calamari

noun
  • Starters range from calamari to deviled egg flights to a salmon and crab cake stack.
    — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 27 Dec. 2025
  • The box comes with a salmon roll, calamari salad and a cookie.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
  • The taste test continues with calamari, which is served fried and in rings.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The calamari battered in rice flour held up, even when microwaved.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 20 May 2021
  • Beef cheeks with pappardelle or squid ink linguine with calamari?
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The bar bites were on point with chicken wings in a vibrant green sauce and crispy fried calamari.
    — Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Add stock, lime juice, salt, pepper and all the seafood, except calamari and shrimp.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Dredge calamari rings in rice flour to coat lightly, shaking off excess flour.
    — Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Tender calamari is flash fried and spiked with hot pickled peppers and served with lemon aioli.
    — Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
  • While still warm, the calamari rings were juicy, slightly chewy and delicious.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
  • This menu includes fish and chips, clam chowder, ceviche and calamari.
    — Vera Castaneda, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The three-course meal contains five first-course food selections, such as calamari and a crab cake.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This dish really shines when the calamari goes on the salad right at the last second.
    — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 May 2011
  • But then the server also neglects to tell me that the calamari serving could feed eight.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 31 May 2019
  • Fry the calamari and herbs for three to five minutes, or until lightly golden.
    — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 May 2011
  • But in the Ocean State, frying the calamari is merely the first step.
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2020
  • There the squid are dredged in potato starch and fried, the result similar to crispy calamari.
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • With a sweet and sour kick, the umami calamari is topped with roasted peanuts, carrots and cabbage.
    — Camila Vallejo, courant.com, 9 July 2019
  • 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
  • Kick things off with the calamari fritti, equal parts crispy and airy, the kind of starter that will make even your anti-fried-food friend cave.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • 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 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
  • Dredge the calamari and herbs in the cornmeal mixture until evenly coated.
    — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 May 2011
  • The crisp buffalo calamari ($10) was an easy favorite at the event with its classic tang.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • And the kitchen turns out food — beet salad, calamari and pesto pasta, as well as burgers and fish and chips — that’s a cut above the usual pub fare.
    — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 May 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
  • There are two bars and a new food menu for the season, featuring old and new favorites like a Cuban sandwich or crispy calamari.
    — Adam Lukach and Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • Ginci filled a warm pan with mussels, calamari and other shellfish before pouring wine over the mixture.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025

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