How to Use bay scallop in a Sentence

bay scallop

noun
  • If bay scallops aren’t available, half moon scallops most likely will be used instead.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • The bay scallops team up with mushrooms, shallots, and tomatoes, plus garlic and herbs.
    — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 23 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Specials such as poke bowls or bay scallop ceviche are created within those cozy confines.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • Inside are super succulent bay scallops.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In the meantime, diners intent on eating fresh bay scallops may need to travel to Massachusetts.
    — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Diners can look forward to menu items like a bay scallop aguachile and a pescado con moles, plus mezcal-forward cocktails from the attached mezcaleria.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tips for Consuming Scallops Although there are many types of scallops, the two most common varieties are sea scallops and bay scallops.
    — Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 16 July 2024
  • 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
  • Nantucket Bay scallops are widely considered among the best in the world, thanks to their sweet flavor and delicate texture, and the island is home to one of the country's last viable commercial bay scallop fisheries.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
  • 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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