scallop

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Meanwhile, the scallop and soup examples I mentioned above came, respectively, from Ed Yong’s “An Immense World,” about animal perception, and Sam Kean’s “The Disappearing Spoon”—of which I have completed 87% so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Chef-owners Carles Ramón and Manu Nuñez reworked the classic Galician dish vieira a la gallega, which usually tosses scallop, jamón, and breadcrumbs into a shell and bakes it all into submission.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

At Batea, each part was prepared separately then layered—a sofrito base, sea-water-cured then lightly smoked scallop, jamón whipped into a silky mousse.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

More than 100 of the cubes have already been used at a scallop farm in Torbay.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

The octopus was flopped and all forlorn on the bottom sand, trying to pry open a scallop.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli