2006-08-09 04:54:56 · 27 answers · asked by b 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Scallops are the family Pectinidae of bivalve molluscs. Like the true oysters (family Ostreidae), they have a central adductor muscle, and thus their shells have a characteristic central scar marking its point of attachment. However, the adductor muscle of scallops is larger and more developed than that of oysters because they are active swimmers and the sole migratory bivalve. Their shell shape tends to be highly regular, recalling the archetypal form of a seashell.
Scallops may be attached to a substrate by a structure called a byssus, or cemented to their substrate (eg. Hinnites spp.). They can also be free living. A scallop can swim by rapidly opening and closing its shell. This method of rapidly opening and closing its shell is also a defense technique, protecting it from any threats.
2006-08-09 04:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A scallop is similar to a clam or oyster. The Shell Oil logo could be scallop.
2006-08-09 05:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by zekaric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scallop is a type of shell fish. It is white and served usually round. Click below to see what it looks like. They are rather tasty!
2006-08-09 05:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bivalve, similar to a clam, that people eat, generally breaded. In the supermarket, you will generally just see the muscle, that holds the shell closed. Sometimes you can get the whole scallop, & it is wonderful!
2006-08-09 05:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scallop can also describe the lace edging on a neckline or hemline, based on the shape of the bivalve.
2006-08-09 05:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mollusc similar to a clam, but with deep ridges in its shell
a bivalve mollusk of which only the muscle hinge is eaten; to bake food in a sauce topped with crumbs.
A shellfish with firm and white flesh and an orange or pale red coral (roe
2006-08-09 05:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by ~*Just me*~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of various free-swimming marine mollusks of the family Pectinidae, having fan-shaped bivalve shells with a radiating fluted pattern.
The edible adductor muscle of this mollusk.
A shell of this mollusk, or a dish in a similar shape, used for baking and serving seafood.
2006-08-09 04:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by answers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A white cylinder-like morsel used in many cooking recipes. Basically every bit of disgusting fish flavor known to man raging war on your taste buds all at once. Trust me, your better off not knowing!
2006-08-09 05:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Legolas' Lover 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the early days Indians would take them from the white man's head.
2006-08-09 05:01:49 · answer #9 · answered by hippie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can use it in a recipe...or let it go on living and swimming...
It is a shellfish that uses 2 shells to move it forward.
Also has a sweet, delicate taste and creamy texture.
2006-08-09 05:10:52 · answer #10 · answered by littleredms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋