MombasaFish
Tengesi
Long, lean hunter with firm white flesh that holds its shape. Thick steaks for the grill, chunks for curry, or fried.
KES 700 per kg
| English name | Barracuda |
|---|---|
| Swahili name | Tengesi |
| Scientific name | Sphyraena spp. |
| Family | Sphyraenidae (barracudas) |
| Caught | Shimoni and the Pemba Channel, Kwale County |
| Method | Handline and small-net fishing from open wooden boats |
| Sold by | Per kilogram |
| Price | KES 700 / kg |
~120 kcal · 22 g protein · 3 g fat · good source of omega-3 and potassium
A muscular, active fish with denser flesh and more natural oil than reef whitefish.
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.
Cut him into thick steaks and put him over charcoal — the flesh is dense and will not fall through the grate. He fries well too, and he holds his shape in a curry where a softer fish would dissolve. Salt him twenty minutes before he meets the heat, and take him off the moment the flesh turns from clear to white.
Goes well with: Pilipili, tamarind, heavy spice, coconut
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.
One straight backbone and very little else. He is among the easier fish to eat and to fillet, which suits anyone who dislikes picking through bones.
He is built for it. Firm, lean, and he keeps his shape over fire. Take him in steaks rather than whole for the grate.
