Still learning new items at the supermarket

After living in Japan for years, you'd think I'd have worked my way through most of the foods on offer at the supermarket, but apparently not. 

This time, the unique thing that caught my eye was kasube, which is skate or ray. It's apparently a fairly popular ingredient, and is often simmered or fried in terms of preparation.

Apparently even the cartilage is edible once it's cooked, which is supposed to give it a bit of a chewy texture.

I haven't been brave enough to put it in my shopping basket just yet, but I do love that Japan still manages to surprise me at the supermarket!