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I'll clean a surume squid this time.
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Wash the squid.
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Pry apart anything that is attached to the inside of the body with your fingers.
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Hold onto the body and the part around the eyes tightly, and pull very very gently.
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The insides will slip out.
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Whoa!
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Pull the plastic-like cartilage out slowly too to remove it.
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The base of the body where the cartilage was attached is tough and not very nice to eat.
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Scrape it off with a knife.
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Put your hand in the body again, and take out any slimy bits left in there.
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Rinse the body well and use in any recipes you like!
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I made squid stuffed with rice.
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Take the legs off next.
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Cut the legs off right under the eyes.
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Push between the eyes firmly and the beak (a round hard thing) will come out, so remove it.
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Cut the legs apart as you like.
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Put the legs on a cutting board and sprinkle with salt.
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If you press down on the legs with your palm and move your hand in a circular motion, you can remove the hard bits stuck to the suckers.
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Rinse the legs, put them in a colander, and sprinkle with more salt.
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Use in your favorite recipes!
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Remove the liver: The liver is covered in a thin membrane.
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Open it up so that you don't crush the liver and take the liver out carefully.
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Work gently so that you don't break the ink sac.
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(The long thing part in the photo is the ink sac and the round red part is the liver.)
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I took it out in one piece.
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Put it in a colander and sprinkle with salt to remove the fishy smell.
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Use in your favorite recipes!
