There's not much demand for it outside of Japanese cuisine. I keep hearing about how much better crickets and other insects are more efficient for protein, but supply and demand is why I have yet to see any sold for human consumption.
"There's not much demand for it outside of Japanese cuisine."
Some Spaniards will beg to differ.
Also, some Chinese. But there's only up to a billion of them, so not much demand.
I think they're fairly commmonly eaten in East Asia, e.g., Korea & coastal parts of China. Both as part of a meal and as snacks (dried squid is fairly common in Asian markets).
The little suckers on the tentacles are a pain to deal with. They can even get stuck in your mouth if you eat it wrong.
Do you live in a landlocked red state, by any chance?