My little grocery store stopped carrying them about six months ago. No biggie as the next closest store down the road a piece still had them...until they didn't.
I went to six different grocery stores in three different towns today. Nobody had the damn things! WTF?
I need to make my favorite dish, dammit!
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Posts: 22698 | Location: Montana | Registered: November 01, 2010
Out of curiosity I searched and didn’t find any issues. Are you looking for fresh? If so, it may be past the season. I see frozen availability from my local Walmart. Frozen, but wild caught and no additives.
We have well known Peconic Bay Scallops in our waters, and the season is open from Nov-Feb or so. The last few years have seen very disappointing harvests and the numbers are way down. Even buying them fresh locally during the season is a challenge, and quite expensive too.
Posts: 294 | Location: Long Island, NY | Registered: December 19, 2021
Originally posted by honestlou: Out of curiosity I searched and didn’t find any issues. Are you looking for fresh? If so, it may be past the season. I see frozen availability from my local Walmart. Frozen, but wild caught and no additives.
I just checked Walmart. They only list frozen sea scallops. Bay scallops are in a league of their own for several reasons.
Posts: 294 | Location: Long Island, NY | Registered: December 19, 2021
No Aldi around here and I'm hesitant to order frozen items online. Sometimes they'll arrive frozen and sometimes it takes things a week to get here.
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Posts: 22698 | Location: Montana | Registered: November 01, 2010
In that Walmart package of scallops, I wonder how much of the 1 pound bag is water and how much is actually scallops?
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Posts: 10381 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 04, 2005
Originally posted by trapper189: Over 80% because they are labeled as water added. The other, probably more concerning, problem is they are Chinese farm raised.
Or they are not real scallops…
Posts: 294 | Location: Long Island, NY | Registered: December 19, 2021
I was told years ago that most common "scallops" sold in restaurants and stores was actually shark meat.
In fact, some sharks are the source for several seafood offerings. Apparently, the meat of the fins has a different texture and taste than meat from the body.
These are the ones typically sold around here. Real scallops. Not fake.
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Posts: 22698 | Location: Montana | Registered: November 01, 2010
Once you have tried fresh Peconic Bay Scallops, nothing will ever come close. My mouth is watering right now just thinking about those sweet little morsels… Peconic Bay Scallops
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