coquilles St. Jacques

[ koh-keel san zhak, zhahk; French koh-kee-yuh san zhak ]

noun

, French Cooking.

1. an appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in scallop shells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coquilles St. Jacques¹

< French: scallops, literally, St. James shells, after the scallop shells worn as badges by pilgrims to shrines of St. James; coquille

Example Sentences

Coquilles St. Jacques translates to Shells of St. James and is the quintessential baked scallop dish made famous, at least in the States, by Julia Child in the early 1960’s.

From Salon

Regardless of current trends, I will always have a fondness for Coquilles St. Jacques.

From Salon

There is no better time to make Coquilles St. Jacques than right now.

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It was with scallops right out of St. Joe Bay that we made our version of Coquilles St. Jacques, as well as few more of my mother’s favorite recipes featuring those succulent bivalve mollusks that she and my sister pulled from the water.

From Salon

"A bit of youth is a good thing. I think he'll light a fire under the French government, which seems to be showing some signs of age," agreed the fishmonger, Johan Chassevent, 49, as he shucked a pile of Coquilles St Jacques.

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