Why do we eat only the adductor muscle of the scallop, and not the whole animal?

Question

Why do we eat only the adductor muscle of the scallop, and not the whole animal?

In: Biology

Answer 1

We have the West Coast swimming scallop, these two wild species of scallops, Pink and Spiny scallops, are found off of Vancouver Island. They are also commonly known as ‘Swimming’, ‘Pink’, or ‘Singing’ scallops. They are smaller than the other species of scallops commonly eaten.

I eat them whole but the visual means restaurants mostly trim the dangly bits.