what's this???
ok, i've to admit dat tis is not the best looking thing ever and most of us (or maybe just some) would imagine "the thing dat lives in the ground and under the rock" if you know what i mean. ok, lets not get too graphic bout the creepy crawlies and friends since this actually is a delicacy in the country of origin.
first of all, despite the squeamish look this happen to be one fine and tasty dish i've ever tasted. i've never seen this thing real life before and even after i've heard numerous stories bout it from my friends and families who've eaten this, i never took the trouble to google it up and it was only yesterday over lunch that i met this black pasta.
although it might appear a lil disgusting because of its colour, you'd be surprise at how tasteful this thing can be. i'm not gonna say that the ingredient that makes it different in colour is what we'd normally eat but, it really surprised me. if you wonder where the color comes from, it's actually squid ink and if you're a regular in the kitchen, you'd know how this ink would ruin the color of your dish if the squid is not cleaned thoroughly, your cooking would turn black if you let the ink flows in your pot.
this is the black squid ink spaghetti carbonara
if you know me, you'd also know the fact that i'm not all that adventurous especially when it comes to stuff that i have to put in my mouth. but over the couple of months, i've eaten stuffs i never thought i'd ever eat and so yesterday over lunch, i had the greatest urge to try out this dish since i've heard people speaking highly of it, because this is definitely one pure italian cuisine. "please give me one black squid ink spaghetti carbonara and an orange juice (in case i hate the taste i could gulp down my juice)".
the verdict? the pasta tasted great with carbonara sauce, it had a distinct taste and slight squid-ish smell but not too overpowering, and the carbonara sauce is creamy enough without being too thick on taste, and the cayenne pepper flakes did a great job not making the whole dish "muak".
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