Like oysters and mussels, the scallops we eat and love are bivalve mollusks, and are actually adductor muscles, joining together both halves of the sea creatures' shells and allowing them to literally ...

Scallops are shellfish that have a very tender and delicate texture and taste, and they are edible bivalve mollusks from the Pectinidae family. You will probably recognize them by their ribbed ...