raw scallops

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 19:17

anyone eaten raw scallops? i tried them today and wasn't too keen on them. http://www.3.waisays.com/other/scallops.htm

Post by **Oscar** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 19:45

In the beginning I tried eating several kinds of raw fish, and then I also tried scallops, but I didn't like them so much.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 21:19

The thing with scallops is that they need to be EXTREMELY fresh in order to taste very good. If not, they dont taste good, even though they are still perfectly edible / fresh enough to eat.
This specifically applies to scallops. Only mackerel comes close a little bit. Regarding all other fish, freshness is not nearly as much an issue as with scallops.

One time I ate extremely fresh scallops, and they were absolutely fabulous. The next time I got them from the same shop, they tasted like shit, while they were still fresh enough...

avalon · Post by **avalon** » Sun 26 Feb 2006 20:26

how about using them in Ceviche? Marinated in lemmon or lime juice etc. Hmmm getting hungry...

Avalon

Bambi726 · Post by **Bambi726** » Mon 27 Feb 2006 01:55

Yum! Scallop Ceviche sounds SO good!

~Amber

Bambi726 · Post by **Bambi726** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 04:47

I found a recipe that makes my mouth water. It's a scallop ceviche with kiwi-mango salsa/relish. It would be a munch food because it has a little salt and sweet onions, some hot peppers and cilantro, but not too bad really

One could easily make it a non-munch food too (are raw scallops munch food, though? Or are they not, since they are sashimi?). I'm going to try it out if I make an order to catalinaop soon - or hopefully I'll be able to find some in my area. I do, after all, live about 2 miles max from the ocean!
Feel free to drool over this one....
http://starchefs.com/features/kiwi/html ... owie.shtml

~Amber

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 17 Jan 2010 18:26

Moved from other thread

Mr PC wrote:I ate some raw scallops today, they were bulk frozen. They tasted really gross and were mushy inside, so I stopped after 3 of them, and cooked the rest for mom and sis.

Anyone know about these? Are they suppose to be mushy inside? It really creeped me out (animal food in general does, even when cooked, but these creeped me out more, especially the inside of my mouth).

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 17 Jan 2010 18:28

Moved from other thread:

martianwarrior wrote:i love raw scallops. great protein quality and low mercury levels.

they should definitely not be mushy. they should be a bit firm, but not chewy. obviously, they should not taste or smell fishy. the taste should be kind of sweet with a little bit of a bite. if you can get fresh, wild caught scallops without chemicals(often called dry sea scallops) i would go for those.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 17 Jan 2010 18:31

Moved from other thread:

Iris wrote:Did you try searching for an answer? I know for sure there's at least 1 topic on this already....

Thank you Iris!

@ Mr PC:
PLEASE do some searching before you ask something.
And one you are sure that your questions have not already been answered somewhere,
you can start a new thread AFTER you have checked if there is a thread about a similar topic...

Mr. PC · Post by **Mr. PC** » Sat 23 Jan 2010 04:56

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Tue 26 Jan 2010 10:40

mario91 · Post by **mario91** » Thu 24 Nov 2011 18:45

I've bought some frozen scallops today, and I just ate a few... they really taste divine!

Are they really safe to eat raw when bought frozen, or do they have to be bought fresh/alive?

What about the preservative they put on them, sodium tripolyphosphate, is it harmful? I read in Wikipedia it's a pretty unoffensive chemical.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Thu 24 Nov 2011 19:05

mario91 wrote: Are they really safe to eat raw when bought frozen, or do they have to be bought fresh/alive?

If you are close to a fishing port, or when they have been transported by plane, you may buy them fresh.
If not, you better buy them frozen, because already the next day they will not taste as good,
and the second day there will be a bitter taste.

What about the preservative they put on them, sodium tripolyphosphate, is it harmful?

Thats ok.

mario91 · Post by **mario91** » Fri 25 Nov 2011 20:28

Nice to know that!
These must be quite fresh than, since they don't really taste bitter

Are they as safe to eat raw as sashimi fish? I always had a bit fear of eating seafood. Toxins and etc...
Is the coral part safe to eat raw?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 27 Nov 2011 18:12

mario91 wrote: These must be quite fresh than, since they don't really taste bitter

don't really
or
really don't
?

Are they as safe to eat raw as sashimi fish?

Fish may mean a variety of species, with different levels of safety.
But yes, they are relatively safe food as they feed on plankton.

Is the coral part safe to eat raw?

The coral part?
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