My World of Food and Travel

I don’t remember where I had tasted squid for the first time. Most probably in Goa. If it is Goa, then most probably at Brittos since their seafood platter had some amazing dishes (shrimp cocktail, stuffed crab, fish and chips, butter garlic squid/calamari). I recall our trip to Goa with my parents and aunt’s family back in 2008 where I was assigned the task of ordering lunch. Obviously, I tried to show off a bit and rattled off a number of ‘local’ dishes with the air of someone who had Goan food every other day. Partly true - there was a small family-run restaurant near my office serving authentic Goan food at nominal rates.  Anyways, I had included a squid dish amongst others for lunch. My aunt was a bit baffled at this and quietly asked me what a squid was. Now I am very bad at explaining stuff. I rolled around several descriptions in my mind and finally came up with “It’s a kind of octopus.” My aunt recoiled in horror and relayed the answer to her sister (my mom). Both t...