Are all Sea Scallops sold in supermarkets really Scallops?

Question

Are all Sea Scallops sold in supermarkets really Scallops?

Answer 1

There was a time when certain restaurants were cutting out pieces of halibut and selling them as scallops.  The US government stepped in and said that if an item is labled as a scallop it absolutely must be a scallop.  It's the law and it an establishment is selling scallops that aren't really scallops they have put themselves in a very actionable position.

Answer 2

They should be or they are in big trouble.  In the past some merchants used to sell cod cheeks as scallops.

Answer 3

I believe they are.  Looks like something I might have to ask my little man I get my lobsters from at the supermarket.  Love honey

Answer 4

These yo-yo's that say there are fake scallops are water logged, the only thing that I as a chef for 20+ yrs that even resembled one are not even called that and not sold as scallops, they do make a surimi type.

But those sold in the fish counter are real, not cut from skate wings, shark, flounder or the loch ness monster. Let no one tell you different.

Answer 5

I was told it was stingray.. they stamp them out in a scallop shape.. they need to have that little orange bit on them.. then they are as real as you and me..lol

Answer 6

I understand there are examples where the scallops are just circles cut from other fish - I think I heard shark fins.

But often it is sea scallops that are passed off as bay scallops which sell for more money.

See artticle linked

Answer 7

suppost to be! otherwise report!

Answer 8

Yes sea scallops are sea scallops. There are different types of scallops, sea scallops the large ones, bay scallops are small and good for deep frying or in chowders or fish stews, calico scallops and diver scallops that are hand harvested.

If you look at the side of the sea scallop you will notice on many that there is a hard muscle attached to the adductor muscle (sea scallop) which is removed. The only thing I have seen that resembles a sea scallop at first glance are halibut checks.

Shark fin would never be used to make mock scallops. First it is almost always dried, in which it requires many soaks and boiling to make it edible. Second it has little to no taste on its own, and is very gelatinous, it takes on the flavor the food it's cooked with usually a soup (shark's fin soup.) Also some shark's fin is extremely expensive. Once you taste a scallop you'll be able to tell the if your eating some Frankenstein version. Also scallops shouldn't be pure white they're more of an ivory to beige color. They are bleached to give them that "quality color," which is not natural, which in turn also permeates the flesh and plumps them up so they look larger.

I hope I could help out.

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