Have you ever tried to bake any kind of seafood? The several different baked seafood are very delicious instead of frying sea food as usualy most of people do.

Baked sea scallops is one of those dishes. When you fry the scallops you get a nice crusty outside and a soft moist center. But this can be fattening and sometimes they get dried out if you leave them in the oil too long. By baking them instead, you stand a much better chance of having them come out the exact way they should be done. Although most of the time scallops come as sort of a side dish with other types of fish, when you try baking them you can make enough to ensure a great entree for the whole family.

Plus it’s alot healthier than the oil. If you just take the time to learn how to bake scallops, you will not mind the time spent after just one bite. American bay scallops are small, round, sweet and delicious seafood. They are usually white or yellowish in color. I believe they turn a yellowish if they have sat too long, because they are usually white. You can saut them, fry them, put them in salads, or pretty much anything you can think of, they are that versatile. There are larger scallops (sea scallops), but they are usually 4-5 times bigger and are not as versatile as these little gems.

Also, the price difference at the grocery store is significan’t. The sea scallops are around $9:99 per pound, but you can enjoy the bay scallops for anywhere from $2.99 a pound (and you get a lot) up to $6.99 a pound. This is a vast nest egg and you still reap the rewards of a great tasting and good for you food item. So get some and really enjoy a treat from the ocean. We are looking for a place to go during vacation this summer where my son could see sea scallops. I’m a bit concerned, as he may not like sea scallops on the plate after he’s seen them live, but I suppose we’ll just have to see what happens.

Does anybody know of aquariums or touch tanks where we can view these aquatic creatures? We expect to travel within America and I would want to teach my son about these water critters, however, I am not sure where to begin. All I really know about scallops is that they have a lot of blue, glowing eyes. But then, I have only seen a picture of sea scallops once and it was in an old issue of the National Georaphic magazine. Does anybody have any good websites about the habitats or habits of live sea scallops? It is hard to find proper information online, and when I searched for sea scallops I found a lot of data, but nothing my son wanted to see.

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