scallops

With the intent of protecting the scallop fishery by reducing the catch of young scallops, a 1982 federal regulation made any catch that, by random check, contained more than 36.3 scallop meats per pound subject to seizure. The regulation is controversial; scallopers say they have no way of knowing the size of the meat until the shell is opened, at which point it's too late to throw it back.

Scallop meats are often treated with sodium tripolyphosphate, which makes them absorb water, and hence gain weight.

home

food index