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callos de catarina
Oh Boy !
Our shrimp lady was just here and she had the small delicate scollops Catarina. Got 2 kilos. I don't buy shrimp any longer so this is a really treat.
And she had tamales too. 
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are they cleaned already? I've been looking for callos with the orange egg sack but they are impossible to find. even when we ask the guys going out
they all come back cleaned.... Peruvian delicacy.
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Never seen an egg sack with cleaned scollops. But that doesn't mean there aren't some that are save by the fishermen. Here's what I bought. They fit
tight in a quart freezer bag.
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that's the "good" cholesterol right there!
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barely cooked in butter & garlic or dropped in a hot spaghetti sauce . Good crudo also with lime and a favorite hot sauce. Tonight I think it's
going to be pasta and chopped green onions and cooked in their own juice and butter for the sauce. These little guys are so tender!
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Looks good. Mulege venders sell a lot of "scallops" but they are actually rays they caught in the river.
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Are you absolutely sure about that? I've heard that rumor for 20 years, and it just ain't so. I've had ray meat and there is no comparison
whatsoever; not even close. There are two kinds of large 'puro' scallops though, Acha and Ancha. The Ancha are the Penn scallops, Acha are the round
purple-lipped ones. Acha are a little more tender. If you want a real treat, try to buy the 'Talones' from the scallop fishermen. They sell them
by the kilo in Sta. Rosalia in the 'purple' grocery store; they're cheaper than the big 'puro' muscle, incredibly tender, and I promise you'll never
go back to the big ones. BTW, the Talon is the hinge-muscle at the base of the shell; it looks like a chicken's foot, having 3 talon-like fingers of
meat. I like them even better than the Catalinas, which are wonderful too. I do a cream sauce with Nutri Leche, butter and cornstarch over linguini
or large hollow penne pasta. A bit of Basil and Tarragon to round out the sauce, with Ajo, of course.
Ray meat is usually made into dried-salt-machaca slabs. I think the 'ray-meat' story is a myth, sowwy.
[Edited on 12-5-2014 by bajabuddha]
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Sorry I'm nor buying this. I have never been sold or offered anything but scollops. Easy to tell with the membrane that surrounds them and the tough
little piece you need to remove. I have also never heard of large rays in the river. Anyone else heard of river rays? Yes, ray machaca is pretty
common and not really all that bad. Not as popular as years past though.
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Russ looks like you just fell with your burro in the butter
Enjoy, they look beautiful
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Buddha and Russ are absolutely right. For years the rumor has gone around that they were stamping out circle cut rays. Well, anyone that has ever
attempted to eat a ray would know immediately, that would never fly. That is why the pangueros dry and make machaca out of that stuff.
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These Little guys make the best ceviche, nice and tender. Had them 9 yrs ago at Ray,s Place and been making since
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I saw the lady fishing with her kids for the ray in the river. 2 hours later we bought some "scallops" off her. She was totally broke and new she
could use the money. Tasted pretty good actually.
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You can see the rays spawning in the river in front of the Oasis. Looks like underwater ballet.
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Friend,
if you couldn't tell the difference between rays and scallops, and paid the price, I wouldn't spread this any farther. Also if you ate anything out
of the water in front of the Oasis, you haven't lived there long enough....... nor may you..... i'd do some serious cleansing.
KNOW YOUR VENDORS.
I do.
Also, maybe she was fishing for family for the skates, and selling scallops for one of the local Jefes for a percentage, which (for your sake) I hope
was the case.
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Live and learn I guess.
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The talones are the best thing in the ocean!!!! Montreal seasoning, sauteed in butter.... Divine!! Would rather eat those than abalone or any other
delicacy from the sea.... Having said that, I've never had an Alaskan king crab, live, to do what I wish with. A bucket list item for me
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Bay scallops are delicious, however I prefer the big lion paws.
As for Alaskan king crab, they are delicious, but Dungeness are superior in taste, while a larger struggle to get to the meat.
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anyone who has ever seen "jaws" will know that matt hooper was quite vocal of the fact that fake scallops were being sold to restaurants. now who are
you gonna believe, these knuckleheads or matt hooper? 
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Purchasing fresh callos directly from the divers is one of the things we miss about our place at Pta. Bufeo. Wow, what a treat. Cooked or
not, they are great. (Hard to find them here along the Snake River.  )
Allen R.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bufeo | Purchasing fresh callos directly from the divers is one of the things we miss about our place at Pta. Bufeo. Wow, what a treat. Cooked or
not, they are great. (Hard to find them here along the Snake River. )
Allen R.
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Yeah, they sell 'em here but they cookie-cut 'em out of Tilapia ! 
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