One thing to keep in mind, though, (*steps up onto soapbox* ^_^) it's best to get U.S. farmed scallops only because the farms here are subject to tighter regulations that make it (marginally) less destructive to the environment to harvest them. Scallops are the only shellfish that move, unlike clams and mussels, so the only way to harvest them, really, is by bottom trawling, which pretty much destroys the ocean floor. Scallop farming is slightly better, but it's like saying "I'll only destroy this rainforest a little bit." Y'know? If you're interested, there's more info on sustainable fish here.
.......That all said, I still don't think I can give up scallops entirely. Maybe give them up every other time? :-P
I'm pretty sure the only ones we'd be able to afford are the US farm-raised scallops. :) They are certainly delicious, and something we have very rarely. It just happened that these ones were on the verge of being unsellable & the price was cut low enough that it didn't feel too much like a splurge to get them.
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One thing to keep in mind, though, (*steps up onto soapbox* ^_^) it's best to get U.S. farmed scallops only because the farms here are subject to tighter regulations that make it (marginally) less destructive to the environment to harvest them. Scallops are the only shellfish that move, unlike clams and mussels, so the only way to harvest them, really, is by bottom trawling, which pretty much destroys the ocean floor. Scallop farming is slightly better, but it's like saying "I'll only destroy this rainforest a little bit." Y'know? If you're interested, there's more info on sustainable fish here.
.......That all said, I still don't think I can give up scallops entirely. Maybe give them up every other time? :-P
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And they were delish.
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*dies from yum*
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