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Scallop

A sweet, firm-fleshed mollusc, served raw, grilled or barely seared.

Scallop tolerates very little cooking. On the austral table it appears raw with citrus, grilled in its shell, or seared for an instant. Quality is judged by the size of the muscle and the presence or absence of the coral.

Like every bivalve, its sale depends on SERNAPESCA sanitation programmes. The harvest area matters as much as freshness.

Origin

Origin
Harvested and farmed in southern Chilean waters; mixed regional supply.
Pending confirmation Reported by: THE WHOLE editorial desk Updated: Next review: Sources used: National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture

The share of wild versus farmed product in the regional offer is unverified. Pending survey.

Season

Seasonal window
Continuous availability subject to sanitation programme (indicative) — January → December
Pending confirmation Updated: Next review:

Indicative window. Closed seasons and quotas are set by the fisheries authority and change between seasons: confirm with SUBPESCA before making a travel decision.

Availability warnings

  • Bivalve mollusc: subject to harmful algal bloom monitoring.
  • Ask about the harvest area before eating it raw.

Culinary methods

Raw and marinated

Seafood served raw or cold-marinated. Requires strict sanitary traceability.

Grill

Direct cooking over embers at short range. Fast, high temperature, the base of the austral meat table.

Restaurants offering it

Speechless Patagonia

A restaurant in Punta Arenas with a grill-led menu and austral produce. THE WHOLE’s first partner node.

Territories

Punta Arenas

Capital of the Magallanes Region and the air gateway to the far south. A port city on the Strait of Magellan.

Puerto Natales

Logistics base for Torres del Paine, on Última Esperanza Sound. The last full-service stop before the park.

Strait of Magellan

The passage between oceans. Origin of the seafood that defines the austral table.

Sources used

Related reading

Seafood available by season

What depends on closed seasons, what depends on the sanitation programme, and what depends only on the weather.