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Fried Calamari


Fried Calamari
Fried Calamari
Type Dish
Recipe Jodi (Mail - 3+)
Sell Price 150g

Fried Calamari is a crisp squid dish and one of the first friendship recipes in the valley. Jodi sends it early in the friendship. The dish is a plain meal that sells for less than its ingredients, so its real job is gifting. Pierre loves it, which makes it one of the best ways to win over the shopkeeper. Squid only bites in Winter, so the dish takes a little forward planning.

The in-game description reads: It's so chewy.


Recipe


Jodi mails the recipe after reaching three hearts of friendship with her. Later in the friendship she also sends the Ice Cream recipe.

Cooking a Squid with Wheat Flour and Oil makes Fried Calamari.

The calamari is fried in the kitchen that the first farmhouse upgrade adds. A Cookout Kit does the job outdoors. It is crafted from Wood, Fiber and Coal once Foraging reaches level 3, and it disappears overnight if left outside. A kit set up at the Beach lets fresh Squid be fried on the spot.

Squid is a Winter ocean fish. It bites at the Beach in the evening and through the night. Winter is quiet on the farm, so evening fishing trips fit in easily. Catching extra Squid in Winter keeps the recipe going for the rest of the year.

Wheat Flour is sold at Pierre's General Store all year. A Mill turns Wheat into flour at home. Oil is also sold at Pierre's General Store, and an Oil Maker turns Corn or Sunflowers into Oil.

These are the ingredients one batch needs.

Name Image Amount
Squid Squid 1
Wheat Flour Wheat Flour 1
Oil Oil 1

Effects


Fried Calamari restores a moderate amount of energy and health. As a meal it sits in the middle of the pack, so other dishes serve better for long days in the Mines or the fields.

Prices


Fried Calamari sells for much less than the Squid, flour and oil would earn if sold raw. Cooking it to sell is a loss. Homemade flour and oil lower the cash cost, but the dish still earns less than its parts.

Gifts


Pierre loves Fried Calamari. A loved gift gives almost twice the friendship of a liked one. Pierre's birthday is in Spring, so a few plates cooked from Winter squid make a good birthday present a season later.

Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard like it.

Krobus and Leo dislike it.

These villagers love receiving Fried Calamari as a gift.

Villager Image
Pierre Pierre

Notes


In tailoring, Fried Calamari in the Sewing Machine with Cloth makes the Store Owner's Jacket.

With Qi Seasoning in the inventory or the fridge, the dish comes out at gold quality. The infobox shows how much stronger the seasoned version is.

Winter offers few fresh ingredients for cooking. Squid is the season's main catch, and Fried Calamari is one of the easiest ways to use it.

Cooking every recipe in the game earns the Gourmet Chef achievement. Fried Calamari is one of the earlier friendship dishes on that list.

All Cooking


Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Recipe Price
Algae Soup Algae Soup Clint (Mail - 3+) 100g
Artichoke Dip Artichoke Dip The Queen of Sauce 28 Fall, Year 1 210g
Autumn's Bounty Autumn's Bounty Demetrius (Mail - 7+) 350g
Baked Fish Baked Fish The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 1 100g
Banana Pudding Banana Pudding Island Trader for Bone Fragment (30) 260g
Bean Hotpot Bean Hotpot Clint (Mail - 7+) 100g
Blackberry Cobbler Blackberry Cobbler The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 2 260g
Blueberry Tart Blueberry Tart Pierre (Mail - 3+) 150g
Bread Bread The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g 60g
Bruschetta Bruschetta The Queen of Sauce 21 Winter, Year 2 210g
Carp Surprise Carp Surprise The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 2 150g
Cheese Cauliflower Cheese Cauliflower Pam (Mail - 3+) 300g
Chocolate Cake Chocolate Cake The Queen of Sauce 14 Winter, Year 1 200g
Chowder Chowder Willy (Mail - 3+) 135g
Coleslaw Coleslaw The Queen of Sauce 14 Spring, Year 1 345g
Complete Breakfast Complete Breakfast The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 2 350g
Cookie Cookie Evelyn (4-heart event) 140g
Crab Cakes Crab Cakes The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2 275g
Cranberry Candy Cranberry Candy The Queen of Sauce 28 Winter, Year 1 175g
Cranberry Sauce Cranberry Sauce Gus (Mail - 7+) 120g
Crispy Bass Crispy Bass Kent (Mail - 3+) 150g
Dish O' The Sea Dish O' The Sea Fishing Level 3 220g
Eggplant Parmesan Eggplant Parmesan Lewis (Mail - 7+) 200g
Escargot Escargot Willy (Mail - 5+) 125g
Farmer's Lunch Farmer's Lunch Farming Level 3 150g
Fiddlehead Risotto Fiddlehead Risotto The Queen of Sauce 28 Fall, Year 2 350g
Fish Stew Fish Stew Willy (Mail - 7+) 175g
Fish Taco Fish Taco Linus (Mail - 7+) 500g
Fried Calamari Fried Calamari Jodi (Mail - 3+) 150g
Fried Eel Fried Eel George (Mail - 3+) 120g
Fried Egg Fried Egg Starter 35g
Fried Mushroom Fried Mushroom Demetrius (Mail - 3+) 200g
Fruit Salad Fruit Salad The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 2 450g
Ginger Ale Ginger Ale Dwarf Shop in Volcano Dungeon for 1,000g 200g
Glazed Yams Glazed Yams The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 1 200g
Hashbrowns Hashbrowns The Queen of Sauce 14 Spring, Year 2 Stardrop Saloon for 50g 120g
Ice Cream Ice Cream Jodi (Mail - 7+) 120g
Lobster Bisque Lobster Bisque The Queen of Sauce 14 Winter, Year 2 Willy (Mail - 9+) 205g
Lucky Lunch Lucky Lunch The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 2 250g
Maki Roll Maki Roll The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 300g 220g
Mango Sticky Rice Mango Sticky Rice Leo (Mail - 7+) 250g
Maple Bar Maple Bar The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 2 300g
Miner's Treat Miner's Treat Mining Level 3 200g
Moss Soup Moss Soup Foraging Level 3 80g
Omelet Omelet The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g 125g
Pale Broth Pale Broth Marnie (Mail - 3+) 150g
Pancakes Pancakes The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g 80g
Parsnip Soup Parsnip Soup Caroline (Mail - 3+) 120g
Pepper Poppers Pepper Poppers Shane (Mail - 3+) 200g
Pink Cake Pink Cake The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 2 480g
Pizza Pizza The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 2 Stardrop Saloon for 150g 300g
Plum Pudding Plum Pudding The Queen of Sauce 7 Winter, Year 1 260g
Poi Poi Leo (Mail - 3+) 400g
Poppyseed Muffin Poppyseed Muffin The Queen of Sauce 7 Winter, Year 2 250g
Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie The Queen of Sauce 21 Winter, Year 1 385g
Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin Soup Robin (Mail - 7+) 300g
Radish Salad Radish Salad The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 1 300g
Red Plate Red Plate Emily (Mail - 7+) 400g
Rhubarb Pie Rhubarb Pie Marnie (Mail - 7+) 400g
Rice Pudding Rice Pudding Evelyn (Mail - 7+) 260g
Roasted Hazelnuts Roasted Hazelnuts The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 2 270g
Roots Platter Roots Platter Combat Level 3 100g
Salad Salad Emily (Mail - 3+) 110g
Salmon Dinner Salmon Dinner Gus (Mail - 3+) 300g
Sashimi Sashimi Linus (Mail - 3+) 75g
Seafoam Pudding Seafoam Pudding Fishing Level 9 300g
Shrimp Cocktail Shrimp Cocktail The Queen of Sauce 28 Winter, Year 2 160g
Spaghetti Spaghetti Lewis (Mail - 3+) 120g
Spicy Eel Spicy Eel George (Mail - 7+) 175g
Squid Ink Ravioli Squid Ink Ravioli Combat Level 9 150g
Stir Fry Stir Fry The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 1 335g
Strange Bun Strange Bun Shane (Mail - 7+) 225g
Stuffing Stuffing Pam (Mail - 7+) 165g
Super Meal Super Meal Kent (Mail - 7+) 220g
Survival Burger Survival Burger Foraging Level 8 180g
Tom Kha Soup Tom Kha Soup Sandy (Mail - 7+) 250g
Tortilla Tortilla The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g 50g
Triple Shot Espresso Triple Shot Espresso Stardrop Saloon for 5,000g 450g
Tropical Curry Tropical Curry Ginger Island Resort for 2,000g 500g
Trout Soup Trout Soup The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 1 100g
Vegetable Medley Vegetable Medley Caroline (Mail - 7+) 120g