What is the orange part on a scallop?

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I bought some scallops and they have an orange crescent part attached to them which I haven't seen before. Is this part meant to be discarded?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '11 at 23:42

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This is called the "roe". More on wikipedia: Scallop

Red roe is that of a female, and white, that of a male.

It's optional if you want to eat it, personally it don't like the taste.

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