Queenies
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Queenies, also known as Queen Scallops, are a sweet shellfish harvested from the sea beds around the island. They are slightly smaller than their sibblings, the King Scallop.
The island holds a Queenie Festival and Marine Day in Port St. Mary, in 2009 the festival will run between the 29 June and 5 July.
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Harvesting
Although scallops can be harvested by hand diving, 99% of the commercial market are collected by dredging. In Britain scallops are a £35m per annum business.
Scallop dredgers lower chain nets that drag across the sea bed flicking up their catch into the nets ready to be lifted onto the boat.
Buying
Fresh and frozen Queenies are available from local supermarkets and outlets such as Moore's in Peel and Island Seafare in Port St. Mary. Moore's and Seafare also deliver from order placed online.
Cooking
Although there are a number of method's of cooking depending on taste, most prefer to lightly fry Queenies in olive oil mixed with garlic and herbs until lightly browned, a splash of wine is added for a few seconds before serving.
Video
Chef Steve Quirke cooks up two quick and healthy Queenie dishes outside Paddy's Market in Port St Mary.
Original upload by IslandSeafare
