What is a scallop, what type of animal is it , or is a scallop a scallop?

Question

What is a scallop, what type of animal is it , or is a scallop a scallop?

Answer 1

A scallop is a mollusk, same as clams and oysters.

Mollusks don't have brains and therefore cannot sense pain. Their reactions to stimulus are closer to plant life than to animal life.

It's in the mollusk family.

My OCD forces me to answer the same question twice with 2 different ID's.

Answer 2

It's in the mollusk family.

Answer 3

Scallops come from the sea.  It was the hardest thing for me to give up when I became a vegan but I did it and now I don't miss it.

Answer 4

As has been said, it is a mollusk.

'Scallops are edible bivalves similar to oysters and clams. They are found both in bay waters and in the sea. They do not attach themselves to a permanent anchorage, but move themselves through the water by opening and closing their shells. As a result, the muscle that controls the 'hinge' of the shell is much larger than that of oysters or clams.

The whole of the organism is edible, and in Europe, they are eaten in their entirety like oysters. In the US, however, only the shell muscle is eaten and it is this white cylinder of flesh that is commonly thought of in America as a scallop. The flavor is sweet and delicate, and is best served with a mild sauce of cream, cheese or butter that will not overpower the subtle flavor of the scallop itself.

Scallops are both fished and 'farmed' (that is, cultivated in water for harvest). Since they cannot survive out of water, they are shucked from their shells on board the fishing boat.

The bay scallop is much smaller than the sea scallop, and the edible muscle is less than an inch in diameter; usually a half-inch (about a centimeter) or smaller. The sea scallop's muscle can be as large as two inches (about 5 centimeters) in diameter. Sea scallops are sometimes cut into smaller shapes to pass as bay scallops. A 'faux scallop' made of shark is also available.

The scallop shell is the most familiar of shell-shapes; Shell Oil uses its distinctive fan-shape on all their service station signs. The shell is the symbol of the apostle James, and 'coquilles St. Jacques' means 'shells of St. James'. Crusaders of the Order of St. James wore a scallop shell as a sign of their allegiance.

The scallop shell is also associated historically with the cult of Venus. Botticelli's painting, the Birth of Venus (the famous 'Venus on the half-shell') shows the goddess apparently emerging from a scallop shell. She is actually arriving on land from her birth at sea on a scallop shell boat, driven to shore by the wind-gods Zephyr and Chloris.'

I just want to reitterate about the potato scallops though.. these can also be found in chip shops etc and are potato, coated in batter and fried.. nothing to do with the scallops found in the sea.

These links may be useful to you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-scallop...

Answer 5

A scallop is sealife

Its a mollusk. Some are free moving, some attach themselves to rocks.

Note, its sealife, not seafood

Answer 6

A scallop is a mollusk. It is a sea-animal.

Answer 7

A scallop is a mollusk, same as clams and oysters.

Mollusks don't have brains and therefore cannot sense pain. Their reactions to stimulus are closer to plant life than to animal life.

Answer 8

a true scallop is a bi valve mollusk from the sea. sometimes you can get skate plugs sold as scallops they taste about the same .skate plugs are stamped out of skinned skate wings.similar to a ray.

Answer 9

It's a mollusk like clams, oysters, mussels etc.

Answer 10

they are shell fish ( look a bit like clams)

However somtimes potaoes or other veg that have been cut into shapes that look like a scallop are refered to as "scalloped" so you could have potato scallops however they would always be refered to as Scalloped potatoes or Potato scallops never just scallops

Answer 11

A scallop is a mollusk (shellfish). It's just customary to sell them without the shell.

Answer 12

A scallop is a sea creature. They are living creature so defiantly not vegetarian or vegan.