MombasaFish
2–8 pieces / kg
Our largest — extra-large, thick meaty flesh. Charcoal grilling, premium platters.
KES 3,600 per kg
| English name | Prawns Jumbo |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | 2–8 pieces / kg |
| Scientific name | Penaeus monodon |
| Family | Penaeidae |
| Caught | Shimoni creeks and the inshore waters of Kwale County |
| Method | Small-boat trawl and creek net fishing |
| Sold by | Per kilogram |
| Price | KES 3,600 / kg |
~99 kcal · 21 g protein · 1 g fat · very high in selenium, iodine and B12
Very lean and high in protein. Prawns contain dietary cholesterol but almost no saturated fat, which is the number that matters more for most people.
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.
The showpiece size. Split down the back, grill shell-on with garlic butter, 3 minutes a side. Shell-on protects the meat and carries the flavour.
Goes well with: Garlic butter, lime, chilli, coconut rice
Every order is cleaned to your preference — scaled, gutted, filleted, cut into steaks or left whole. Choose at checkout.
Keep prawns on ice and cook within 1–2 days. Shell-on keeps better than peeled. Freeze at −18 °C for up to 3 months; thaw in the fridge, never on the counter.
Keeps: 1–2 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.
Roughly 12–16, depending on the day.
Head on as standard — the heads carry most of the flavour. Ask for headless if you prefer.
Yes. Choose peeled and deveined at checkout. Note that peeling loses about 40% of the weight to shell and head.
