At one of our local restaurants, their fried calamari appetizer -- plus a salad -- made a great meal.
Another (tiny) local place often had calamari with linguini and Italian peppers on their "chalkboard specials" menu. On those evenings, I never bothered to look any other menu item...
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OTOH, the "grilled squid on a stick" often sold on the temple grounds during local Japanese festivals were definitely on the "Try once -- then avoid forever..." list... '-)
Meant to include you on #59...