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ZihuaRob — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:04:52 +0000

I believe the better question is WHEN are they available because I don't believe it's legal to harvest them all year round. When they are available you will usually see them offered on a special seasonal or daily menu.
Callo de Hacha aka Penshell

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Paxtonsmom — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:59:58 +0000

We had them in Puerto Vincente as well! We had them with caracol (snail), shrimp and pulpy in ceviche! I hadn't seen them anywhere else either. The shells look very similar to scallops found here on the west coast of BC. They called them Mexican Bay Scallops.

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midalake — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:50:56 +0000

So you didn't actually see the shell. We used to sell lots of different things to the tourists even in Florida that weren't scallops but that they thought were scallops. Most landlubbers and snowbirds never know the difference.

Here what they call callo de hacha and sell as scallops are what we know in Florida and the Caribbean as Angel's Wings. Not the same shellfish at all.

Yes they were there live in the shell, and we ate them from the shell in oyster fashion. The shell was longer than round and 2-3 inches in depth. They were yummy.....but have not seen them anywhere else.

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Quadra Paul — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:22:18 +0000

A favorite trick of shady Seafood producers is to take Skate wings and using a tool much like a cookie cutter, punch out round pieces and sell them as Scallops! You can tell the difference by which way the muscle fiber runs. If it runs horizontally, it's a Skate wing!

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BLANQUITO — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:47:28 +0000

Where can i get callo de hacha?

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ZihuaRob — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:17:01 +0000

So you didn't actually see the shell. We used to sell lots of different things to the tourists even in Florida that weren't scallops but that they thought were scallops. Most landlubbers and snowbirds never know the difference.

Here what they call callo de hacha and sell as scallops are what we know in Florida and the Caribbean as Angel's Wings. Not the same shellfish at all.

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midalake — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:48:30 +0000

I had what the locals called "scallops" in Puerto Vincente. [out of the shell]

They were really good.......But I am thinking this is a rare event since I have never seen it anywhere else.

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ZihuaRob — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:41:37 +0000

Does any place serve sea scallops?

I don't believe scallops are a local shellfish. I wouldn't recommend them anywhere here. Stay with local seafood. Callo de hacha is what we call them.

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CathyMarie — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 03:20:02 +0000

Are these local?

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midalake — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:54:55 +0000

Are you talking about the local sea scallops....or the cold water ones from the north?

sea scallops?

BLANQUITO — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:05:22 +0000

Does any place serve sea scallops?