Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 The theory is that some are punched out skate wings (bay scallops) or shark (sea scallops). There's a huge difference in the texture of the meat, so I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to discern if you have real scallops (which should tear apart like string cheese), or skate/shark which wouldn't tear apart but tend to be mushy. Skate wing or shark are Good Eatin', imo, so the issue isn't skate/shark as much as the deception. Know Your Fish Monger is as important as Know Your Farmer......... Sharon On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Patty <mellowsong@...> wrote: > I remember several years ago in Florida, something came out about a lot > of scallops, especially those served in restaurants were actually > punched out of the wings of manta rays. They said one way to tell if > you were really getting scallops was size and uniformity. If they were > fairly large, round and all about the same size, you were getting manta > ray. I don't know if this still goes on. > Patty > > > > > Your question about nutrition value differences between bay & raw > scallops > > piqued my curiosity. So far, haven't discovered any specifics that > measure > > unit by unit, differences, BUT, have been encountering information > that > > leads me to believe that " bay " scallops are often not true Atlantic- > water > > bay scallops, but instead, Calico scallops. > > > -- Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. - Milton, Areopagitica Deut 11:15 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will have plenty to eat. Check out my blog - www.ericsons.net - Food for the Body and Soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 You can also often tell skate from real scallops (ocean, at least), by how they look raw. They should look a little translucent not opaque, definitely shouldn't be white, and have no cracks, and a bit of a vein. It's hard to explain, but if you ever saw a fake scallop and a real one side by side, it's pretty obvious. Scallops treated with water and skate look a bit the same. See? That year working at the Whole Foods seafood counter did me SOME good. From: skericson@... Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:56:52 -0400 Subject: Re: Re: - Scallops The theory is that some are punched out skate wings (bay scallops) or shark (sea scallops). There's a huge difference in the texture of the meat, so I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to discern if you have real scallops (which should tear apart like string cheese), or skate/shark which wouldn't tear apart but tend to be mushy. Skate wing or shark are Good Eatin', imo, so the issue isn't skate/shark as much as the deception. Know Your Fish Monger is as important as Know Your Farmer......... Sharon On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Patty <mellowsong@...> wrote: > I remember several years ago in Florida, something came out about a lot > of scallops, especially those served in restaurants were actually > punched out of the wings of manta rays. They said one way to tell if > you were really getting scallops was size and uniformity. If they were > fairly large, round and all about the same size, you were getting manta > ray. I don't know if this still goes on. > Patty > > > > > Your question about nutrition value differences between bay & raw > scallops > > piqued my curiosity. So far, haven't discovered any specifics that > measure > > unit by unit, differences, BUT, have been encountering information > that > > leads me to believe that " bay " scallops are often not true Atlantic- > water > > bay scallops, but instead, Calico scallops. > > > -- Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. - Milton, Areopagitica Deut 11:15 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will have plenty to eat. Check out my blog - www.ericsons.net - Food for the Body and Soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Amy, Did WF sell skate/shark as scallop? Just curious......... Sharon On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Amy Sikes-Dorman < amysikesdorman@...> wrote: > > You can also often tell skate from real scallops (ocean, at least), by how > they look raw. They should look a little translucent not opaque, definitely > shouldn't be white, and have no cracks, and a bit of a vein. It's hard to > explain, but if you ever saw a fake scallop and a real one side by side, > it's pretty obvious. Scallops treated with water and skate look a bit the > same. > > See? That year working at the Whole Foods seafood counter did me SOME good. > > > < %40> > From: skericson@... <skericson%40gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:56:52 -0400 > Subject: Re: Re: - Scallops > > > The theory is that some are punched out skate wings (bay scallops) or shark > > (sea scallops). There's a huge difference in the texture of the meat, so > > I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to discern if you have real scallops > > (which should tear apart like string cheese), or skate/shark which wouldn't > > tear apart but tend to be mushy. Skate wing or shark are Good Eatin', imo, > > so the issue isn't skate/shark as much as the deception. Know Your Fish > > Monger is as important as Know Your Farmer......... > > Sharon > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Patty <mellowsong@...<mellowsong%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > I remember several years ago in Florida, something came out about a lot > > > of scallops, especially those served in restaurants were actually > > > punched out of the wings of manta rays. They said one way to tell if > > > you were really getting scallops was size and uniformity. If they were > > > fairly large, round and all about the same size, you were getting manta > > > ray. I don't know if this still goes on. > > > Patty > > > > > > > > > > > Your question about nutrition value differences between bay & raw > > > scallops > > > > piqued my curiosity. So far, haven't discovered any specifics that > > > measure > > > > unit by unit, differences, BUT, have been encountering information > > > that > > > > leads me to believe that " bay " scallops are often not true Atlantic- > > > water > > > > bay scallops, but instead, Calico scallops. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according > > to conscience, above all liberties. - Milton, Areopagitica > > Deut 11:15 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you > > will have plenty to eat. > > Check out my blog - www.ericsons.net - Food for the Body and Soul > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hi Sharon, They didn't-- they were very emphatic about that, and we were always very fastidious about our quality- the opener used to smell all the fish in the morning and we were always encouraged to shrink whatever was funky. Perhaps it was just marketing, but they emphasized that scallops that seemed like they were a great deal price-wise at other stores were most likely skate. WF sold theirs for about $17.99/lb in late 2001 to give you some idea. Amy From: skericson@... Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:32:21 -0400 Subject: Re: Re: - Scallops Amy, Did WF sell skate/shark as scallop? Just curious......... Sharon On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Amy Sikes-Dorman < amysikesdorman@...> wrote: > > You can also often tell skate from real scallops (ocean, at least), by how > they look raw. They should look a little translucent not opaque, definitely > shouldn't be white, and have no cracks, and a bit of a vein. It's hard to > explain, but if you ever saw a fake scallop and a real one side by side, > it's pretty obvious. Scallops treated with water and skate look a bit the > same. > > See? That year working at the Whole Foods seafood counter did me SOME good. > > > < %40> > From: skericson@... <skericson%40gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:56:52 -0400 > Subject: Re: Re: - Scallops > > > The theory is that some are punched out skate wings (bay scallops) or shark > > (sea scallops). There's a huge difference in the texture of the meat, so > > I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to discern if you have real scallops > > (which should tear apart like string cheese), or skate/shark which wouldn't > > tear apart but tend to be mushy. Skate wing or shark are Good Eatin', imo, > > so the issue isn't skate/shark as much as the deception. Know Your Fish > > Monger is as important as Know Your Farmer......... > > Sharon > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Patty <mellowsong@...<mellowsong%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > I remember several years ago in Florida, something came out about a lot > > > of scallops, especially those served in restaurants were actually > > > punched out of the wings of manta rays. They said one way to tell if > > > you were really getting scallops was size and uniformity. If they were > > > fairly large, round and all about the same size, you were getting manta > > > ray. I don't know if this still goes on. > > > Patty > > > > > > > > > > > Your question about nutrition value differences between bay & raw > > > scallops > > > > piqued my curiosity. So far, haven't discovered any specifics that > > > measure > > > > unit by unit, differences, BUT, have been encountering information > > > that > > > > leads me to believe that " bay " scallops are often not true Atlantic- > > > water > > > > bay scallops, but instead, Calico scallops. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according > > to conscience, above all liberties. - Milton, Areopagitica > > Deut 11:15 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you > > will have plenty to eat. > > Check out my blog - www.ericsons.net - Food for the Body and Soul > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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