Squid ink

Squid ink
Extracted from the ink sac of a squid, this black liquid is commonly used to flavour pasta. It is available from gourmet food and pasta stores.
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Another style of Italian black rice is actually dyed with squid ink. Squid ink is a common food coloring in Italy; it often crops up in pasta, for example. Black rice with squid ink can be found in Florence, as well as in other regions of Italy.

The night we attended, Chef Lenoardo Curti of Trattoria Grappolo in Santa Ynez was holding court, teaching eager foodies the secrets of making a perfect squid ink risotto, calamari and octopus salads, ...

A Spanish Dish of rice cooked in fish stock with squid ink, squid, shrimp, fish, garlic and peppers.
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Pasta can be fresh or dried, made of pure durum wheat, sometimes with egg, and flavoured with ingredients such as spinach, tomato, beetroot or squid ink. The shape of pasta used depends on the dish being cooked.

In the last decade or two, pasta purists have been inundated with new pasta recipes that call for adding everything from beet juice to squid ink to change pasta's color or texture and add a little flavor. Here are a few ingredient examples: ...

Pasta may contain eggs as well as such flavoring and coloring agents as tomatoes, spinach, and squid ink.

egg (egg pasta, or pasta all'uovo), spinach (green pasta, or pasta verde), tomato, beet (purple pasta, or pasta viola), carrot (red pasta, or pasta rossa), winter squash (orange pasta, or pasta arancione), squid ink ...

When no additional colouring is used the pasta looks yellow in colour, but can be red (tomato) pink (beetroot) orange (saffron) and green (spinach) depending on what has been added to colour it. Squid ink creates black pasta.

See also: Squid, Sauce, Pasta, Rice, Cooking