MombasaFish
Pono
Colourful reef fish — tender white flesh, gently sweet. Fry whole, roast, coconut sauces.
KES 600 per kg
| English name | Parrot Fish |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | Pono |
| Scientific name | Scarus spp. |
| Family | Scaridae (parrotfishes) |
| Caught | Shimoni and the Pemba Channel, Kwale County |
| Method | Handline and small-net fishing from open wooden boats |
| Sold by | Per kilogram |
| Price | KES 600 / kg |
~95 kcal · 20 g protein · 1.5 g fat · lean, high in protein
Lean, sweet white flesh — very mild and easy for children.
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 whole or steam with ginger and spring onion. Pono is delicate; it does not want a fierce charcoal grill or heavy spice.
Goes well with: Ginger, spring onion, light coconut sauce
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.
Yes — it is one of the sweetest, mildest reef fish, which is why it is popular with children.
You can, but gently. Pono is soft-fleshed and can break up on a grate. Frying whole suits it better.
