How to Use bay scallop in a Sentence

bay scallop

noun
  • Yes, such clams exist: The bay scallop lives in warm, shallow water.
    Steven N. Austad, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Add 1 pound bay scallops and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until opaque throughout.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 1 Dec. 2017
  • Offerings could include Iberico char siu pork or dumplings with caviar, sea urchin, bay scallop, and trout roe.
    NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • If bay scallops aren’t available, half moon scallops most likely will be used instead.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • There is nothing like summer corn grown on eastern Long Island or Nantucket bay scallops in the fall.
    Carrie Dennett, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The highlight of a visit to D’Berto’s kitchen is a plate of black zamburiñas, bay scallops served grilled in the shell, with coral intact, which combine intense salinity with a hint of sweetness.
    Tom Downey, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018
  • Dover sole, Nantucket bay scallops, and Maryland crab cakes were a few of the dishes offered using food from all of the Four Seasons' own purveyors.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Though the dishes are constantly changing, expect items like porcini with egg yolk fudge in a wild mushroom broth, and bay scallop with celtuce, pine nuts, and little gem.
    Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
  • In the meantime, diners intent on eating fresh bay scallops may need to travel to Massachusetts.
    Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The four-course menu will include lemon-ricotta squash blossoms, bay scallops with risotto, lamb loin with fregola and limoncello ice cream with almond cake and berries.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Olive oil pressed mozzarella with peaches and prosciutto, veal meatballs with polenta and San Marzano tomato, and farfalle with bay scallop and asparagus are the stars of the starter lineup.
    Georgann Yara, azcentral, 14 June 2020
  • His bay scallops, mushrooms and black truffles served on a bed of pesto risotto; buffalo tenderloin (melted in my mouth); and lamb chops and shredded lamb croquette dish were all memorable.
    Melanie Mannarino, Redbook, 18 Feb. 2010
  • From Key West pink shrimp to Apalachicola oysters to bay scallops to Florida lobster to mahi-mahi, grouper, and snapper, the seafood selection in this pleasant peninsula is unparalleled.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 12 June 2023

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