Name: Kalmar a la Flaczki (Squid cooked like tripe)
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Poland
Ingredients: salt and mild paprika; parsley root, 50 g (2 oz); carrot, 150 g (5 oz); cabbage, 75 g (2½ oz); celery, 50 g (2 oz); margarine, 30 g (1 oz); squid, ½ kg (1 lb); leek, 30 g (1 oz); marjoram, just a little; Maggi sauce (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

North Atlantic Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

About

Tripe was a favourite dish in Poland, but has become difficult to obtain in recent years. Squid, on the other hand, which was not available previously, is now being marketed in ample quantity. With characteristic adaptability and a shrewd eye for logical substitutions, Poles now cook squid according to their traditional recipe for tripe. This version is based on an official pamphlet on squid cookery. Note the use of the first person plural, typical of modern Polish recipes.