#i'm inclined to believe it's all a smokescreen but who knows...

[meowmeowmessi]

laporta and co orchestrating the most heinous smear campaign known to man against messi and his entourage

#despite my many threats of physical violence on him i'm 150% with jorge messi on this one #he saw what the institution did to messi once and said not again and i respect that #plus i'm honestly having a hard time believing they were /almost/ ready to sign on the saudi deal #messi can't even see himself outside of barcelona due to adjustment issues and you're telling him he was okay with SAUDI ARABIA? #i'm inclined to believe it's all a smokescreen but who knows... #again i perfectly understand the anxiety and desperation from messi's side bc those european clubs won't be waiting for him forever #they have other transfer targets and squad planning in mind too #and messi himself has to think abt his kids #so if (and huge if btw i think barça will happen actually) barça can't pull thru for him he's stranded AGAIN #already it's been said that they can't register him before july 1 bc he has a contract with psg until june 30 #so it's already not looking good bruv #atp all we can do is watch this dumpster fire of a transfer saga unfold before our eyes while screaming crying throwing up #thank god he won the wc if he's forced to r*tire at least his legacy won't be that of an international bottler anymore lol #(said while coughing blood)

[encyclopika]

Animal Crossing Fish Dish Friday - #3

Brought to you by a marine biologist who isn't that brave...

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Squid Ink Spaghetti

In ACNH: 1. Get the recipe by catching a Squid. 2. Then cook on a stove with 3 Flour and 1 Squid.

In Real Life: from Sicily, Italy

Species of Choice: Cuttlefish (Ink). You heard that right - many brands of "squid ink", now called Cephalopod Ink (because that sounds so delicious /s ), is actually extracted from Cuttlefish. Apparently, other cephalopods have more mucus in their ink. But yeah, you can buy ink in a jar.

Other Ingredients: -Your favorite long pasta -Squid (whatever species is local to you or you can get at your local fish monger) -Spices: Salt, Parsley, Garlic (in cloves chopped up), Red Pepper Flakes -white wine for cooking

-> Recipe + serve with veggies or salad on the side.

I personally don't have a good relationship with squid ink. When I worked as an observer, my gear was constantly covered in squid ink, especially in the summer when the squid were running thick and the guys were really going for them. Let me tell you to NEVER EVER let ink sit out in a hot car - the smell is worse than any dead fish. That explains why I may never try this myself - I am scarred, I think.

The recipe above is a bit different from what I think ACNH was going for. In many instances, "black spaghetti" is made by mixing the ink directly into the pasta dough. However, since we live in the US, that may be hard to come by at the store and I don't expect any of you, myself included, to make fresh pasta (if you do, that's extremely cool of you). So yeah, this is a recipe in which you make the squid ink *sauce* to put on your pasta, kind of like how you would throw tomato sauce on top. I'm told the ink tastes earthy and "like the ocean", which is great when paired with other seafood you can throw into this recipe, like shrimp or scallops, if you're into it.

And yes, if you're so inclined, squid ink was once used as actual ink for writing and such, so you can also make art with it I suppose. Probably best to look up how to do that before making art that also smells bad. :)

All Cephalopods, except for a choice few, like the Nautilus and some deep sea octopuses, like the Vampire Squid, make ink. They have a special ink sac near their gills that, when threatened, they can squirt out the ink like a smokescreen. The ink spreads in the water with help from water jet propulsion of their siphon during their getaway. They also use their ink for other purposes, like dying their eggs a dark color to hide them from predators, or use it offensively when fending off egg-snatchers. The main component of the ink is melanin, which is a common pigment found in many species of animal (including humans). Ink is extracted from dead cephalopods (most likely to be eaten in the above dish or something like it) by removing the ink sac and draining it.

Different families of Cephalopod have different color inks! Which I didn't know either until today! Octopuses typically have black ink, squid have a bluish-black ink, and cuttlefish have a dark brown ink, or "sepia". I can't believe it's taken me this long to talk about squid ink OTL.

And there you have it! Bon appetite!

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