johnny roastbeef;4671071; said:Bay scallops are the smaller dime-sized scallops, while sea scallops are larger 1 1/2 inch size. Its common for unscrupulous fish sellers or restaurants to use ray meat, cookie-cut into round shapes. Passed off as sea scallops, customers usually cant tell the difference. The only real issue of using 'fake' scallops for food is that you are paying more for an inexpensive product.
If are served scallops in a restaurant and they are all identically sized and perfectly round, you might be getting duped.
inset that illegal ?..selling something as one thing..and it being another with out the customers knowledge? ..like ordering a T bone steak and getting a pork chop? i would be pissed..what if some one had a reaction to the ray mean...and the customer is unknown that it is something different. iv worked in the food industry for a long time..pretty sure its illegal