[Sca-cooks] Food art and a question

[Terry Decker]

Rays and skates are often found in shallow water feeding and they are
edible.  They can be hooked, harpooned, netted or taken by hand.

I think the ones shown in the Aertsen painting are skates because the
pectoral fins join the head.  On rays, the pectoral fins are set further
back and there is a head distinct from the fins.  I also think that there
are dried (probably air dried like lutefisk).

Bear

>I found another picture with a ray in it as well. I didn't realize folks
>ate them. I thought rays were deep water creatures. If that assumption
>is correct, how did they catch them?
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>Elewyiss