# What is this seafood thing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737 "2021-03-11T21:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737/1 "2021-03-11T21:36:15Z")

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I got some seafood soup from a local Chinese food place, and several of these hollow “tubes” were in it. Chewy, but not overly so, definitely some kind of flesh. I couldn’t tell if the hatching on it was decorative, natural, or some artifact from preparing the food. Other ingredients included prawns and scallops.  
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/I0pJCam.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/I0pJCam)

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737/2 "2021-03-11T21:43:44Z")

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It’s probably squid. It’s been scored like that to make it less chewy and for decoration.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737/3 "2021-03-11T21:54:01Z")

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Squid stir fry.  
[https://www.google.com/search?q=squid+stir+fry&tbm=isch&chips=q:squid+stir+fry,g\_1:chinese:gcHt3k8\_TF8%3D&rlz=1C1CHHM\_enUS766US767&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQi7bgnKnvAhUDLN8KHflrDv8Q4lYoAXoECAEQGw&biw=1050&bih=480](https://www.google.com/search?q=squid+stir+fry&tbm=isch&chips=q:squid+stir+fry,g_1:chinese:gcHt3k8_TF8%3D&rlz=1C1CHHM_enUS766US767&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQi7bgnKnvAhUDLN8KHflrDv8Q4lYoAXoECAEQGw&biw=1050&bih=480)

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737/4 "2021-03-11T21:56:28Z")

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Yup, sure looks like squid!

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-seafood-thing/937737/5 "2021-03-11T22:06:42Z")

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It’s squid, and all the cross-hatchings make it easier for the sauce to hang on. Unscored squid would be slick and the sauce would slide right off.