DCHP-3

bay scallop

DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — Atlantic Canada, Fauna, Food

a scallop found on the Atlantic coast of Canada and roughly New England. Aequipecten irradians (see Image 1).

Type: 4. Culturally Significant — Bay scallop is a common term on the northern Atlantic coast of the US and in Canada. The term is first attested in the US (quotations from 1940 are found in The New York Times), which is a reflection of more substantial records in the US. However, bay scallops are more important to the fishing industry in Maritime Canada than they are along the Eastern US seaboard.

Quotations

1978
Before you begin this recipe, reserve one cup of the bay scallops.
1989
The cape scallop is as pretty as a shellfish can be. A subspecies of another small species, the bay scallop, it has the familiar fan shape and fluted edges we know from a certain gasoline company's ads.
1992
Initially growers were pleased because they could grow the bay scallop faster than nature - the scallop could be hatched in February or March, set out in nature in June and be ready for market by November.
2005
Tiny bay scallops, lightly caramelized, folded into a risotto and served with lobster sauce.
2012
"The biggest hurdle is to get people to try them," says the fisherman, farmer and the operator of southeast New Brunswick's first bay scallop aquaculture operation.

Images

Image 1: A <i>bay scallop</i>. Source: Wikimedia Commons. <br>Photo: R. Norris and M. Freudzon

Image 1: A bay scallop. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Photo: R. Norris and M. Freudzon