Having a wavy or scalloped edge with curves resembling a scallop shell, or cooked in a creamy sauce.
From 'escallop' plus '-ed' suffix. The decorative meaning comes from the shell's natural wavy edge, while the cooking method emerged in 19th-century cuisine.
When food is 'scalloped,' it's often baked in a shell-shaped dish—so the cooking method, the dish, and the shell are all linguistically connected through one beautiful metaphor!
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