I figured the amazing but subtle difference must be some combination of Greek spices slipped into the flour mixture. I consigned myself to examining the batter coating closely, hoping to piece out what exactly was in there. Relying on my eyes, I would never have cracked their subtle secret. It was the scent of peanuts, rising up among the vapors of squid and crunchy coating, that tipped me off to where nirvana lay. It's easy to see that humans are primarily an eye-minded species.
Sight is our most important way of exploring the world.
But for many other creatures, including most of the squid's mollusk kin, sight is a poor thing at best. Chemical senses work in complete darkness, and even for the multitude of species that have no eyes. Only a sense of touch is found in more lifeforms on our planet. Interestingly, it is smell that gave us our ability to reason. As brains evolved, the smell bulbs swelled into the cerebral cortex, seat of memory and learning.