Calamari ??

I love calamari, not the crumbed (breaded) deep fried kind, but the fresh, lightly pan fried type. 

I only ever have it at resturants, most recently on tuesday. Now im curious, this was calamari rings, lightly pan fried in sweet chilly sauce. It came out looking fine but the texture was almost like ...... i dont know how to describe it. It was hard, like dry rubber. Is this how calamari is supposed to be when it is cooked this way?? Ive had the drumbed, fried type and it is while slightly chewy, it is soft. This fresh, pan fired type was terrible. 

Can someone tell me how calamari is supposed to be??

I think if calamari gets overcooked a bit then it tends to get rubbery.   I think what you got may have just been overcooked. 

oops double-post

I agree. Overcooked calamari is exactly like rubber - not good!

Calamari is only cooked two ways. Either for 30 seconds or for 30 minutes, there is no middle ground.

Thanks for the replies. I will now know for next time. I will send it back if i saw to ever get calamari that horribly dry and hard again. I just wasnt sur what it was supposed to be like. The crumbed and fried type is very different.