A low-calorie protein, both nutritious and filling, the octopus is full of vitamins and is low in fat and high in iron. Octopus has a light taste that some compare to chicken or even pork. This confusion could be due to similar tastes when the octopus is prepared. Many people think calamari dishes are made from octopus, when in fact calamari is actually made from a type of squid. Octopus is commonly confused with calamari, though both are surprisingly different in taste (when served raw) and cooking methods. How Do Octopus and Calamari Differ in Taste and Cooking? Octopus are solitary creatures that live in dens on the seafloor, which trap their prey of bottom-dwelling crustaceans and mollusks, by using its eight arms lined with suckers. Habitat: Calamari swims in the open ocean waters, either alone or in schools, and uses its eight sucker-lined arms and two specialized tentacles to catch its prey, which consists of various fish and shrimp. When in danger, both use defense mechanisms, such as swimming away quickly, camouflaging themselves, and shooting ink at their predators.
An octopus does not have a shell at all, while calamari has a small internal flexible backbone called a pen.
Like clams and oysters, octopus and calamari are mollusks (invertebrate sea creatures), classified as cephalopods, meaning “head-footed.” The ”arms,“ are connected to their heads, while the rest of the body is in front of the head.Ĭharacteristics: Cephalopods are physiologically similar to other mollusks, but the main difference is their lack of a shell. Octopus and Calamari live in saltwater from the tropics to temperate zones.
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