Cahuamanta
Sign in to savethumb|Cahuamanta in taco form Cahuamanta or caguamanta is a typical Mexican seafood dish made with ray (often confused with manta ray) and shrimp. It is usually prepared as soup, containing ray, shrimp and vegetables; it also can be prepared as a taco, wrapped in corn tortilla like other seafood tacos. When the broth is served alone, it is called bichi taken from the Yaqui language word that means "naked."
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thumb|Cahuamanta in taco form Cahuamanta or caguamanta is a typical Mexican seafood dish made with ray (often confused with manta ray) and shrimp. It is usually prepared as soup, containing ray, shrimp and vegetables; it also can be prepared as a taco, wrapped in corn tortilla like other seafood tacos. When the broth is served alone, it is called bichi taken from the Yaqui language word that means "naked."
Originally, the main ingredient was sea turtle (cahuama), but due to it being placed on the endangered species list its hunting has been outlawed. Since then, ray and shrimp have become the main ingredients.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cahuamanta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.