The 3 parts of scallops that cannot be eaten are the gills, sand sacs, and mud intestines.

The scallop's gills, which are orange or orange-colored underneath the scallop, should not be eaten. The gills are the scallop's respiratory organs, which may contain sediment and toxic substances produced by the scallop, so they cannot be eaten.

The sand sac, the scallop's digestive gland, is the black stuff inside the scallop meat. Scallops are filter-feeding organisms, and the digestive gland is the scallop's digestive system and excretory system, which contains the scallop's feces and undigested food, and may contain pollutants such as toxins and heavy metals, so it should not be consumed.

The mud gut is a black substance in the scallop in the form of a mass of threads, storing some of the digestive products ingested by the scallop. With the increasing pollution of the marine environment, there may be bacteria and heavy metals in the mud gut of the scallop in excess of the standard. It is not recommended to eat the scallop's mud gut.

The main species of scallops

1, ctenophore scallop

Ctenophore scallop for the Chinese and Japanese **** have a species, the mode of origin in China. This shell grows faster, meat flavorful, nutritious, dried products dried shellfish for valuable sea treasures. In the northern coast of China, the growth of a larger number of higher yields, for the important breeding and fishing objects. Its shell is more beautiful, can do shellfish carving and other crafts raw materials. Flesh can be freshly eaten, closed-shell muscle is large, can be processed into dried shells or frozen products, best-selling at home and abroad.

2, bay scallops

The meat part of the more plump, flavorful, edible. Fast-growing, is a better breeding object. It is in the northern coast of China, has formed a large-scale mariculture business, to achieve higher economic benefits.