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Puntillitas, Baby Squid, Frozen, 500g, Southern Spanish Cuisine Reviews

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Puntillitas, also known as chipirones or baby squid, are a popular ingredient in Southern Spanish cuisine. They are also called chopitos depending on the region. To prepare them, coat them in harina de freir, a special Spanish frying flour, and quickly fry them until golden brown. Serve with fresh lemon and a cold beer. Be sure to check them and de-quill appropriately. They arrive as a frozen block which requires defrosting. Then they will require cleaning and debeaking with a sharp knife. Each puntillita measures around 5-12cm in length and is individually quick frozen on the boats to ensure their freshness. They are packaged in 1Kg packs.

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Jayne Nayler
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I tossed these in seasoned flour, shallow fried and served with lemon wedges - delicious!
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Posted 6 years ago
MANLIO BETTINI
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THE PRODUCT IS LABELLED AS BEING FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN. Not a Mediterranean product!. The most unfortunate thing is that it comes as a monilitic ice block. So the whole kilo needs to be defrosted and a part cannot be re-frozen. It should come as a warning so customers can decide if the product is suitable for their needs.
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Posted 6 years ago
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James Millward
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a little bit bigger than expected and took longer than 4hrs to defrost but very fresh and just like holidays!
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Posted 6 years ago
Shut your eyes and you're back in Spain! Delivery, packaging and product all great. Will definitely be ordering again.
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Posted 6 years ago
Claire Ellison
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Used the recipe shown on the website and they were amazing!
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Julio Cordon
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Posted 6 years ago
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry it did not meet your expectations. We take all responses seriously. In this case we will pass this back towards the producer for their attention.
Posted 6 years ago
Buy these with the frying flour. Who needs the Med when you can DIY at home!
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Posted 6 years ago