Spent a bit of time in Singapore many years back, where the most sought after dish at the time was Chilli Crab - all the visitors raved over it. I was never really impressed with it - it was messy to eat, and you ended up with a bloody great pile of crab shells and still felt hungry.  Then I discovered BBQ Stingray- same sized portion, cheaper price, no waste and absolutely delishimo!  They used only the wings, kept skin on, rubbed with a variety of spices, wrapped in banana leaves and grilled over charcoal embers.  It was by far the best fish dish I sampled in SE Asia, and would treat all my guests from NZ (without telling them what it was before the meal) - they couldn't believe it was stingray, & I usually had to call in the chef to confirm it!  I've since tried to emulate the recipe over here, but had difficulty without the banana leaves - wrapping in tinfoil just doesn't seem to "cut the mustard"
If you can get hold of banana leaves when you catch your next stingray, give it a go - you won't regret it!

i heard  it was OK smoked, guess everything turns ok from smoking, The humble KY becomes a delicay, and even crappier fish like mullet and parore do ok in the smoker

Thanks Kezza.  Just out of interest I've found a decent recipe for BBQ Stingray you may like to try. Visit   http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com2007/12/grilled-skatesting.html
I'll give this a go next time I catch a stingray

Pain in the arse purple spotted flying carpets - Rangiputa must import the b'stards by the zillion just for the Christmas holidays.

Interesting photo you have on here Uncle with the Kingis following the ray. I had exactly the same thing happen last month in Kings of the Coro comp. A huge stingray cruised past with a 15kg king on each wingtip like fighter pilots escorting it! A cool sight.

Flag eating Stingray, many other nicer fish out there to eat! Leave them to the Killer Whales!
Apparently they like the livers?

ate it years ago !!

have seen the kingys on stingys backs at the bowentown harbour

Steg wrote: I haven't tried it, not as far as I know. Has anyone here eaten stingray? I probably mean shorttail stingray, but it would also be interesting to know how eagleray is for eating. How's it cooked? What's it taste like? I sort of doubt it tastes like chicken, since they're not a very sought-after fish (but I think they're more popular with some Pacific Island fishers). Is it like shark meat? Cheers

MarlinSpikethe2nd wrote: You could smoke a dead Rat and it'd still taste nice.

I think I will just take your word for that

Just to add my 2 cents worth.