Make the most of sweet, delicate scallops in these good-enough-for-company recipes that come together in a flash ... in a pan but take beautifully to being tossed in a coating and fried or sautéed ...

I love the simple dish of steamed scallops with mung bean vermicelli ... which can have a metallic taste. This recipe is a slight variation on the dish and is almost as easy.

Scallops can be bought in or out of their shells. The two main varieties available in the UK are the larger king scallop and the tiny queen scallop. Look out for scallops that have been harvested ...

Scallop sizes can vary, depending on where you live and what you can get your hands on. In my part of the world, the south-west, the scallops are fairly small compared to the huge scallops that are ...