ABC+ Calamari in Curry Sauce

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Style: One Tin

Where it's from: Portugal

Rings of calamari simmer in a creamy sauce blooming with mustard seed and warm spices. The squid has an almost morel-like umami and toothy texture. A kick of heat from the chili powder rounds it out.

What's Inside?

Ingredients: Squid, curry sauce (rapeseed oil, water, vinegar, modified starch, mustard, lemon juice, antioxidant, paprika extract, curry, powdered chilies), salt.

Nutrition Summary per Container
Calories: 288
Total Fat: 25.8g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 50mg
Sodium: 760mg
Total Carbohydrate: 1.6g
- Total Sugars: 1.1g
Protein: 27.4g
Salt: 1.8g
Sodium: 720mg

Why We Love It

ABC+ sources Atlantic squid and processes it using the traditional Portuguese pre-cooking method. The squid is hand cleaned and steam cooked to ensure the mantle remains tender but firm, removing excess moisture before it is hand-packed. The curry sauce is a traditional recipe reflecting Portugal’s long-standing culinary ties to Goa, made with vegetable oil, onions, and a warm spice blend.

While the tinned fish boom has plenty of major players racing to scale up and streamline, ABC+ is headed the opposite direction. This is a staunchly boutique operation, run at a deliberately tiny scale, that treats each release less like a product line and more like a creative experiment. ABC+ draws on Portugal's centuries-old canning heritage but with their own uniquely experimental and creative point of view. Their distinctive tins have probably already caught your eye on store shelves – bold, distinctive packaging with equally intriguing ingredients like cuttlefish and curry sauce that you won’t find anywhere else.

How To Eat It

Great right out of the tin or with hot basmati rice, fresh cilantro, pickled onions and a dollop of plain, tart yogurt.

⚠ Prop 65 Warning

Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

TINNED FISH FAQ

How do I eat/serve tinned fish?

Ideally, you can just eat it straight out of the tin—so long as you're buying high quality products (but that's why you're here, isn't it?). For a simple preparation, you can put it toasted sourdough bread or crackers, with a little mustard and pickled vegetables for some balanced acidity.

There are many ways to enjoy this beautiful tradition, if you're looking for recipe inspiration check out this link for some ideas!

How long will it last once I buy it?

Tinned fish lasts a very long time. We generally say it's best to consume the product by the "Best used by" date printed on the tin for best results, however people have been aging tins for generations. These products are completely shelf-stable and should last at least 3-5 years un-opened!

Why is tinned seafood more "sustainable"?

While not unequivocal, there are definitely environmental benefits to tinned seafood. A few reasons include: Increased traceability, shelf-stable, zero food waste, recyclable materials, and lower-footprint supply chains.

Why is an oyster farm selling tinned fish?

Tinning fish is a time-honored way of preserving seafood at peak freshness that has sustained families for generations; not only on the dinner table, but by providing a stable income to small coastal communities around Europe. At one time, tinned fish was even served to inmates in local prisons and was the main protein source for lower income families along remote coastlines. This history is reminiscent of the popularity of oysters here in the United States during the 19th century, when the abundance of wild oysters gave economic stability and affordable protein to working class families for decades until oyster stocks were depleted.

As an oyster farm, we’re diehard evangelists of the benefits of responsible ocean farming. We see aquaculture as an integral part of our future global food system. With the ability to grow shellfish, we reduce the dependency on wild stocks, decrease the excess of nitrogen in our oceans, and create meaningful jobs in coastal communities. Everybody wins.

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

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Tender is the Calamari

"The most tender calamari I’ve e'er had. One tin makes up for every time you’ve ever been served rubber rings with wan marinara sauce. The curry sauce is on the salty and rich side; use acid to cut it and a bit of spice, in my view. 10/10"

— Cosim S. (5/5)

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