# Octopus and Squid Harvest on Krk

> Cephalopods — octopus, squid, and cuttlefish — are economically and culinarily essential to Krk's maritime tradition. Octopus is taken from rocky holes by hand and in baited pots, particularly in winter when the animals are most concentrated in identifiable shelter sites. Squid (calamari) is fished by night jigging from kaići in autumn, the iconic Adriatic small-fishing scene. Cuttlefish supplies the ink for black risotto and is taken in pots and gillnets. Krk konoba cuisine treats all three as protein staples, in preparations including grilled stuffed squid, octopus under the bell (peka), squid risotto, and the famous black cuttlefish risotto.

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Cephalopods — octopus, squid, and cuttlefish — are economically and culinarily essential to Krk's maritime tradition. Octopus is taken from rocky holes by hand and in baited pots, particularly in winter when the animals are most concentrated in identifiable shelter sites. Squid (calamari) is fished by night jigging from kaići in autumn, the iconic Adriatic small-fishing scene. Cuttlefish supplies the ink for black risotto and is taken in pots and gillnets. Krk konoba cuisine treats all three as protein staples, in preparations including grilled stuffed squid, octopus under the bell (peka), squid risotto, and the famous black cuttlefish risotto.

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