fish substitute for fried scallops

[jaknny]

I've had fried "scallop" nuggets with tartar sauce at a kosher hotel. I believe they used Halibut but when I tried it at home, we didn't like the Halibut. Any other suggestions?

[jdh11]

Try the worthington vegetable skallops. The YU cafeteria used to serve them for many years in the 90's on Tuesdays for lunch and they were quite popular.
http://www.vegefood.com/store/worthin...

They are certified by the OK but are either Dairy equipment or Dairy.

[sig]

Been looking for Halibut Cheeks with no luck :-(

[KosherChef]

ask your fish monger if he has any halibutu heads..

[sig]

He said he doesn't get the heads.

[tjr]

What about tilefish?

[KosherChef]

What you probably had were the Cheeks of the halibut. They are round and flat, I would describe them as the fish version of the "Oyster" on a chicken thigh.

Any fish cheek can resemble a scallop however the Halibut has the size as well.

[kchurchill5]

Good point, oinly had them once, similar but still the taste much different.

[Veggo]

Scallops have been "counterfeited" with less costly skate, ray, and shark meat, punched into circles. I don't know of a "legitimate" substitute, but clearly some people fell for this ruse, so maybe they are not that bad. But they should be priced for what they are.

[craigcep]

Considering none of those fish are kosher, I don't think it was any of them at a kosher hotel.

[kchurchill5]

sorry, I eat seafood 4x a week. I love fresh and eat fresh. Nothing could be substituted to me. Cod or Halibut it the most likely if anything.