NATIONAL FRIED SCALLOPS DAY October 2

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[heterosupremacist]

Enjoy these Fried Scallop recipes on National Fried Scallops Day:

Pan Fried Sea Scallops Pan Fried Scallops

National Fried Scallops Day is observed annually on October 2nd.

A scallop is a common name which is applied to many species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family and are found in all of the world’s oceans.

[heterosupremacist]

MMMM! ...

[toast]

[KC Burke]

On an Acadian history trip to the Bay of Fundy, I had the happy joy of staying a few days in Digby, Nova Scotia, the home of Digby Scallops.

The big sweet scallops. Wow. With eggs for breakfast. Every way you can imagine. Wow.

Did I say, Wow?

[LonePalm]

Do you know why restaurants are not allowed to serve clams, oysters, or scallops to little kids?

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Stevenc131]

We used to go scalloping around Shell Island in Panama City Fl. The scallops would be fried up by my Mom within a couple of hours, talk about fresh. These were small bay scallops, very tender and sweet.

[RegulatorCountry]

I actually like the small scallops best, the texture is off and the flavor is sort of bland with the impressive-looking big scallops, no wonder shady restaurants pass off punches of shark meat as those big scallops.

[Red Badger]

My wife’s cousin and her hubby just did that last weekend! Same place!................

[Red Badger]

Shark meat cannot be sold a scallops. It it a totally different animal and a different look and texture to the meat as well.............

[BunnySlippers]

Mmm, No!

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, I’m sort of aware of that, lol.

[RegulatorCountry]

My opinion carries more weight with me than yours does, lol.

[Red Badger]

I believe that to be an old wives tale or urban legend.

I have eaten Ray and Shark. Scallops don’t taste or even resemble anything like them.

There was a video somewhere on the net where a guy was actually trying to make ‘scallops’ out of a stingray. Didn’t work out too well. The work itself would be discouraging to any would-be con man..................

[RegulatorCountry]

There are disreputable seafood restaurants who pass off something that is definitely not scallops, as scallops. Can we at least agree to that? I know it’s so, I’ve had it happen to me before.

[Daffynition]

Niantic Bay scallops are legendary in Connecticut.

At one time the NB scallops disappeared. It's been a long road back. We were just at the Niantic Bay this morning. It was so beautiful and peaceful.

[Red Badger]

There are, but here’s what they are selling:

Fish cakes flavored and compressed to look and taste like scallops. Kinda like fish sticks are to real fish.

There is artificial ‘crab meat’ (that I actually like better!)that a local restaurant sells in different recipes, but they tell you up front what it is. It looks and tastes like crab, but is actually just fish processed to resemble it.

Shark meat is a premium. It would be like taking sirloin steak and grinding it up to sell as hamburger.............

[kaktuskid]

Scallops are like tofu, they take the flavor of what they are cooked with-I like mine pan fried with bacon.

[RegulatorCountry]

The small bay scallops have a sweet, almost slightly nutty flavor. I think they taste better than the large ones, which strike me as bland. If they take on the flavor of whatever they’re cooked with, then they don’t have much flavor themselves, sort of like potatoes, right?

[Daffynition]

More commonly, they use *skate*, which is a type of ray. You can tell the difference, buy looking at them.

[bert]

Bay scallops lightly fried to retain the sweet flavor are the best

The big deep sea scallops don’t have much natural flavor at all

[Liz]

Outrageously delicious Arugala Salad in Key Lime Dressing topped w/
Pistachio-crusted Scallops; Mango Salsa on side (or add heirloom tomatoes)

Pistachio-Crusted Scallops

PREP Make salsa/dressing first to steep flavors:

MANGO SALSA toss diced mango, handful chp flat-leaf parsley, minced jalapeno, minced small chunk purple onion, juiced 1/2 lime, pinch salt; set aside to meld.

KEY LIME DRESSING Blender creamy/pale green cup fresh arugula, 1/4 c lime juice, 1/2 c canola or grapeseed oil, 2 juiced Key limes, 2 tsp grainy Dijon, 1 1/2 tsp honey, pinch ea cayenne, s/p.

SCALLOPS P/towel pat dry 6-12 scallops; spread w/ combined 2 tb mayo/tb wasabi paste; dip both sides in chp pistachios. In hot skillet w/ drizzle of canola oil sear briefly1-2 min per side; plate.

ASSEMBLY Layer on plate arugala, scallops, Mango Relish, Lime Dressing. (can add heirloom tomatoes, avocado slices)