Skate

Also known as ray.

• Type: Lean.
• Characteristics: May be sold whole, but often only the triangular wings are marketed. Skeleton is cartilage, not bone; tough skin, gray on top, white on bottom. Flesh consists of sweet, white, gelatinous strips of meat extending the width of the wings; two fillets per wing, one above and one below the cartilage.
• Weight: Some varieties weigh up to a ton, but most sold for food weigh 1 to 4 lb (0.45 to 1.8 kg) per wing.