MombasaFish
20–30 pieces / kg
The everyday workhorse of coastal cooking. Curries, stir-fries, pasta, pilau.
KES 2,500 per kg
| English name | Prawns S1 |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | 20–30 pieces / kg |
| Scientific name | Fenneropenaeus indicus |
| 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 2,500 / kg |
~99 kcal · 21 g protein · 1 g fat · very high in selenium, iodine and B12
Lean, high-protein and rich in selenium and iodine.
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.
A good general-purpose prawn for curries, pilau and stir-fries.
Goes well with: Coconut curry, pilau, garlic
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
It is a size grade — S1 is larger than S2 and smaller than tiger. Roughly 30–40 prawns to a kilo.
