"werewolf" > wrote in message
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> Years ago, before I gave any thought to parasites and stuff like that,
> I used to buy a bunch of scallops at the regular fish market and just
> eat them raw.

Scallops do not have parasites.

> Delicious. Infinitely better than cooked scallops.

As long as they are very, very fresh. Otherwise, they become a great "diet"
food.

> Scallops are common, and they taste far better than stuff like octopus
> and sea clams and shrimp, in my opinion - so why isn't scallop sushi
> more common?

Don't know . . . I love fresh scallops, nigiri sushi or sashimi.