MombasaFish
Ngisi
Clean taste, tender bite when cooked fast and hot. Crispy rings, garlic butter fry, coconut curry.
KES 1,400 per kg
| English name | Calamari · Squid |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | Ngisi |
| Scientific name | Uroteuthis duvaucelii / Sepioteuthis lessoniana |
| Family | Loliginidae |
| Caught | The reefs, creeks and rock shelves around Shimoni |
| Method | Hand-gathered and small-boat fishing |
| Sold by | Per kilogram |
| Price | KES 1,400 / kg |
~92 kcal · 16 g protein · 1.4 g fat · high in protein, phosphorus and B12
Very lean and high in protein.
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.
Same rule as octopus: 2 minutes hot, or 30 minutes slow. Rings for frying, tubes for stuffing, whole for the grill.
Goes well with: Garlic, chilli, lime, aioli, coconut curry
Every order is cleaned to your preference — scaled, gutted, filleted, cut into steaks or left whole. Choose at checkout.
Shellfish are the most perishable thing we sell. Keep cold and cook the day of delivery where possible, and within 24 hours at the latest.
Keeps: 1 day refrigerated
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.
Tell us at checkout. Rings are ready for the fryer; whole tubes are better for stuffing or grilling.
Landed fresh. As with octopus, a spell in the freezer actually improves tenderness.
