The orange or orange eyelash makeup under the scallop is the gill of the scallop and cannot be eaten. Gills are the respiratory organs of scallops, which may contain sediments and toxic substances produced by scallops and cannot be eaten.

The gizzard is the digestive gland of scallop, which is the black thing in scallop meat. Scallop is a filter-feeding organism, and the digestive gland is the digestive system and excretory system of scallop, which contains scallop feces and undigested food, and may contain toxins, heavy metals and other pollutants and cannot be eaten.

Mud sausage is a linear black substance in scallop, which stores some digestive products ingested by scallop. With the increasingly serious pollution of marine environment, bacteria and heavy metals in scallop sausage may exceed the standard. It is not recommended to eat scallop's mud sausage.

Main species of scallops

1 Chlamys farreri

Chlamys farreri is a Sino-Japanese species, and its model origin is in China. This kind of shellfish grows fast, tastes delicious and is rich in nutrition. Scallop is a precious sea treasure. In the northern coast of China, it is an important breeding and fishing object with large growth and high yield. Its shell is beautiful and can be used as raw material for shell carving and other handicrafts. The fleshy part can be eaten fresh, with large adductor muscles, and can be processed into scallops or frozen products, which sell well at home and abroad.

2. bay scallop

The fleshy part is full, delicious and edible. It grows very fast and is a good breeding object. In the northern coast of China, a large-scale mariculture business has been formed and achieved high economic benefits.