Fish & Seafood · Food pairing guide
What goes with Cuttlefish Ink?
Cuttlefish ink is the dark marine ingredient taken from cuttlefish ink sacs and sold fresh or as a prepared food-grade paste. This profile refers specifically to cuttlefish ink. Added salt and dilution vary between products, so an ink sachet and a freshly recovered sac are not interchangeable by volume.
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What pairs well with Cuttlefish Ink?
Give the ink a recognisable food partner rather than using it only for colour. Sweet fish, cooked alliums and lactic dairy can soften its concentration; tomato or a little wine supplies acidity. Dose ink against the finished dish and its other salty ingredients before adding more salt.
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