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Manta ray (ei)
***** Location: Japan, Philippines
***** Season: All Summer
***** Category: Animal
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Explanation
akaei, aka ei 赤鱏 (あかえい) red stingray
ei 鱏（えい） / 鱝（えい）
Dasyatis akajei
They live in the warmer seas of Southern Japan.
Their meat is quite a regional delicacy, even in the regions of Akita and Yamagata, even up to Hokkaido.
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The manta ray (Manta birostris)
is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than 7.6 metres (25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of the sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii).
Mantas have a variety of common names, including Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta. At one time it was thought that there were many species of manta.
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The stingrays are a family—Dasyatidae—of rays,
cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world, but the family also includes species found in warmer temperate oceans such as Dasyatis thetidis, and species entirely restricted to fresh water such as D. laosensis and Himantura chaophraya. With the exception of Pteroplatytrygon violacea, all dasyatids are demersal.
They are named after the barbed stinger (actually a modified dermal denticle) on their tail, which is used exclusively in self-defense. The stinger may reach a length of approximately 35 cm, and its underside has two grooves with venom glands. The stinger is covered with a thin layer of skin, the integumentary sheath, in which the venom is concentrated. Some species have several stingers, and a few, notably Urogymnus asperrimus, lack a sting entirely.
The skin of the ray (EI in Japanese) is used as an under layer for the cord or leather wrap (known as ito in Japanese) on Japanese swords due to its hard, rough, texture that keeps the braided wrap from sliding on the handle during use. They are also used to make exotic shoes, boots, belts, wallets, jackets, and even cellphone cases.
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Worldwide use
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Things found on the way
tansui ei 淡水エイ（たんすいえい）
fam. Himantura
. WASHOKU
kasube no karagya ni かすべのからぎゃ煮
kasupei is dried manta fish. Boiled with soy sauce it is a dish for a celebration in the Akita region.
The fins are boiled for a long time in a hot-sweet broth.
karakai からかい is the name for Kasube in Yamagata prefecture.
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aka-ei no ema あかえいの絵馬 votive tablets of a red manta
. Nagata Shrine in Kobe 長田神社 神戸 .
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HAIKU
chef's delight:
manta in coconut milk
melts the heart
Willie Bongcaron
Manila, Philippines
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Related words
***** . ANIMALS in SUMMER
SAIJIKI
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