Calamares in their ink with onion, pepper and tomato, from Ramón Peña. The Galician cannery is committed to using only the best ingredients and time-tested canning techniques.
Try them from the tin with a chunk of good bread to hand to mop up the delicious ink.
Squid ink is a black, liquid pigment produced by marine animals, which include octopus, cuttlefish, and squid. The liquid is ejected from the animal as a natural defence mechanism, to darken the water so they can hide from nearby predators.
The main compound in squid ink is melanin, which creates the blue-black colour. Melanin also creates the pigment in human skin and hair. Squid ink also contains essential minerals such as potassium, iron and copper, as well as amino acids including glutamate, which helps create its umami taste. These same compounds can also be found in a range of foods with intense flavours, such as truffles, miso, kombu seaweed and green and white asparagus. Glutamate has even been found in amniotic fluid and breast milk, according to Japanese researchers.
Ingredients: squid, olive oil, onion, pepper, tomato, wine, salt, ink and spices. May contain fish and crustaceans
Country of origin: Spain