1, sand sac: sand sac is the scallop's viscera part, is the circle in the picture above the black mass, this viscera must be removed all clean to be able to do, it is full of scallop's poop and undigested food.

2, gills: and then the lower part of those orange or orange-yellow, eyelash-shaped part of the scallop gills, it is also one of the parts that can not be eaten, to be removed.

3, skirt: the bottom of the white skirt-like parts can be eaten, blanched and then used to cold taste is very good.

Expanded Information:

Scallops are usually not exposed when the sea water is low tide, so catching it will be more difficult. Along China's coast, scallop fishing is mainly done in the north, and only two places, Dongzuo Island, slightly north of Shidao in Shandong Province, and Changshan Islands in Changhai County, Liaoning Province, are the most famous.

Scallop shells have a variety of colors, ribbing neat and beautiful, is a good material for making shellfish carving crafts. People who work, travel or recuperate at the beach like to collect some scallop shells as souvenirs for their friends. Scallop taste delicious, nutritious, and sea cucumber, abalone, and listed as the three treasures in the sea food. The closed-shell muscle of scallop is very developed, which is the main raw material used to make dried scallop. Since the 70's, China has been in Shandong, Liaoning coastal areas of artificial scallop farming. Artificial scallop farming can shorten the maturation period of scallops, high yield, and harvesting is also more convenient.

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