Mmmmmmm, fried calamari with loads of salt. We have a Greek resto here that serves the best fried calamari. The only problem is that it is so good you just can't stop eating until you reach to bottom of the bowl.

I don't think I've ever seen calamari cut the way you say though Musick. In all the restos I've been in they are cut sideways to create O-rings (like small onion rings) until the tentacles then the tentacles are just fried up as is in a lump.

I know some people won't eat the tentacle part since it is too much like the real thing (like folks who won't eat fish if they have the eyes on em).

I don't think than calamari and octopus taste the same at all. I find that octopus has more fishy taste and the texture is akin to calf liver.