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Scallop St. Jacques
Scallop St. Jacques
Not to be confused with the French word Coquilles Saint-Jacques which literally means scallop. Here it refers to a recipe, usually served in a scallop shell, containing scallops in a delicious creamy white wine sauce topped with piped mashed potatoes – undisputed classic for all the right reasons.
The association of Saint James with the scallop can most likely be traced to the legend that the apostle once rescued a knight covered in scallops. An alternative version of the legend holds that while St. James' remains were being transported to Galicia (Spain) from Jerusalem, the horse of a knight fell into the water, and emerged covered in the shells.
