The squid We eat them stuffedGrilled, in stews, and also Roman stylecut into rings. Yes that's how it is, the beloved and missed Juli Soler He recommended pairing them with beer, because he believed it was the best combination. In Madrid, battered calamari is eaten between two slices of bread, without tomato, of course. It's the famous calamari sandwich, which has often become an attraction for tourists and visitors, and not so much for the locals. Madrid, as a radial capital that claims to receive fish three hours after it arrives at the ports of the Cantabrian Sea and the Mediterranean, has elevated a seafood product, calamari, to a popular and iconic dish. Now, has anyone considered that a calamari sandwich can never cost three euros? Or four, for that matter. Squid, now that it's in season, has a high price tag, never going below twenty euros or more. And the same is true for the battered calamari tapas in Barcelona. If they're inexpensive, and the portion is generous, the restaurant owner would make very little profit on each serving. So, what's really behind a plate of calamari?