{"id":1280,"date":"2021-10-25T22:33:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fueledwithfood.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2021-11-03T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:31:11","slug":"what-do-scallops-taste-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fueledwithfood.com\/what-do-scallops-taste-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Scallops Taste Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scallops are delectable seafood that are sometimes overlooked by their popular cousins lobster, shrimp, and crab. It\u2019s hard not to get addicted to these sweet and nutty mollusks with buttery textures and it\u2019s also no wonder they\u2019re called the \u201ccandy of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Are Scallops?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scallops are part of the bivalve mollusk family that includes other tasty seafood like clams, mussels, and oysters. Bivalve mollusks help filter the water<\/a> they live in through their large gills and eat plankton, algae, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scallops typically range in color from creamy white to orange hues. Changes to the type of plankton that female scallops filter can affect the color<\/a> of their adductor muscles (the edible portion of the scallop). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Scallops Made Of?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scallops are made up of two parts<\/a>: two hard outer shells that are connected by a hinge and a soft-bodied invertebrate inside. Part of this soft center is an adductor muscle that connects to both hard shells and is responsible for opening and closing the shells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike other members of their mollusk family, scallops are able to move short distances by opening and closing their shells and propelling themselves through the water. This motion allows the adductor muscle to grow in large size due to this constant movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Do Scallops Taste Like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Many refer to scallops as the \u201ccandy by the sea\u201d and this refers to their often sweet and slightly nutty flavor. When they’re cooked, scallops have a similar flavor to cooked crab, lobster, or sometimes shrimp<\/a>. There are over 400 species of scallops<\/a> throughout the world, but there are 3 main varieties you can find at your local fishmonger or seafood store:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n