MombasaFish
Mkizi
Silver inshore fish with firm white flesh and a taste of its own — never bland. Fry it whole until the skin crisps, or score it and put it over charcoal.
KES 600 per kg
| English name | White Mullet |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | Mkizi |
| Scientific name | Mugil spp. |
| Family | Mugilidae (mullets) |
| Caught | Inshore waters and creeks of the Kwale coast |
| Method | Cast net and small-net fishing in shallow inshore water |
| Sold by | Per kilogram |
| Price | KES 600 / kg |
~120 kcal · 20 g protein · 4 g fat · a good source of omega-3 and vitamin B12
Small, flavourful fish eaten whole — which means you get more minerals than from a fillet.
Nutritional values are approximate, per 100 g raw edible portion, and vary with size and season. This is general information, not medical or dietary advice.
Fry it whole. Score the sides three times, salt, lime, and let the skin go properly crisp — that is where this fish is at its best. It also takes charcoal well. Gut it the moment it reaches you: mullet spoils from the inside faster than most, and quick gutting is the difference between a clean fish and a strong one.
Goes well with: Lime, pilipili, kachumbari, coconut rice
Every order is cleaned to your preference — scaled, gutted, filleted, cut into steaks or left whole. Choose at checkout.
Keep on ice or in the coldest part of the fridge (0–4 °C) and cook within 2 days of delivery. To freeze, pat dry, wrap tightly and freeze at −18 °C; use within 3 months. Never refreeze fish that has thawed.
Keeps: 2 days refrigerated · 3 months frozen
Every fish is looked over by hand before it is packed. These are the four things we check, and they are the same four you should check when it reaches you.
Then it is packed. On ice, in a sealed EPS cooler that holds cold for up to 72 hours. Mombasa goes the same day by rider; everywhere else travels by express courier or bus.
Do these four checks yourself when it arrives. If any of them fails, send one photograph within 24 hours and we replace the item or refund it — we never ask you to send fish back. Read the guarantee.
No — they are not even related. Red mullet is a goatfish. Mkizi is a true mullet, family Mugilidae. Different fish, different flavour, different price.
It can, and we will not pretend otherwise — mullet feeds off the bottom and tastes of the water it lived in. Fish from clean inshore water is firm and clean-tasting. That is why we care where it comes from, and why we gut it straight away. If one ever reaches you tasting of mud, send a photograph and we will replace it.
