Roe of scallop?! REALLY eggs or semen of the scallop?!


Question: Roe of scallop!?! REALLY eggs or semen of the scallop!?
I just asked a Q about what the roe of a scallop is!.!.!.

and i got the response "The roe of all fish and seafood is either the seman or the eggs depending on the gender!."

I guess I knew that (ie caviar) but of a scallop!?! how can that be!? roe of a scallop is long and shaped like it attaches it to the shell!?! so, if its a KING scallop does that mean its the semen!? lol or is KING just size not sex of the scallop!?

Oh man, should I eat the roe of the scallop!? The whole idea of it being egg or semen has put me off!! i can handle caviar and stuff but not first thing in the morning! (yeah, ok maybe eating scallops in the morning is disgusting enough, but the roe!? lol)Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
All roe are eggs!.!.!.!.!.well, soft and white roe is actually milt which is erm!.!.!.seminal fluid!. Scallop roe is the orangey bit attached to the scallop (often left on)
To eat or not to eat!.!.!.!.!.hmmmm, I was put off about the soft roe but its up to you!. If you eat chicken eggs then why not fish eggs!. As for the gobbling down seminal fluid (pun intended) ewwww no I dont think I will


EDIT
Look up roe for all the info
http://www!.cookeryonline!.com/Fish/FishRS!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I love the way you didn't believe the first answers so you asked again ! ! !
Roe is another name for fish eggs!. Soft roe tends to be the "yet to develop" eggs, and hard roe is actually a load of eggs already formed!.
Further more detailed information can be found on Google - or Wiki if you trust it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Hi,
eat whatever you want!.
sounds nasty to me, but so does caviar most times - and any type of seafood for breakfast is most unsavory to me!.
i was unaware that roe also meant semen, i thought roe meant eggs!. live and learn!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I don't know how scallops reproduce but Ihave never heard tht the coral is semen!. As far as I am aware the coral is eggs!. Its the best bit - if you dry it it makes a fantastic seasoning!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Roe means eggs!.
They're reeeally tiny so it just looks like a pulp!.
I love fish roe!.
Especially caviar!.
Mmmm!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ewww dont eat it yuk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i didnt know about 'Roe'!.!.!.!. i would be steering well clear if i was youWww@FoodAQ@Com





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