8. Siri, What Is Calimari 9. Squid is a popular food in many of the languages around the Mediterranean sea, squid are refered to by a term related to the Italian "calimari" (singular "calimaro"), which in English has become a culinary name for Mediterranean dishies involving squid, especially fried squid (fried calimari). Also inkling102, you have bad spelling, its calamari not calimari.