Description
Needle Fish — Kola Meen in Tamil, Kola in Malayalam — is a long, slender fish with firm, sweet white flesh, a coastal favourite for a quick fry or a tangy curry.
Loved across communities
An everyday catch loved in Tamil and Malayali coastal homes and across Sri Lanka. It’s honest, affordable eating — a peppery fry or a sharp, tamarind-bright curry.
Popular dishes
The classics are a tangy kola meen kuzhambu (curry) and a simple kola fry — the firm flesh takes pepper and chilli well.
Recipe ideas
Simmer it into a Goan curry or a mild fish sothi. More ideas in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We clean and cut it to order, ready for the pan or the pot. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £14.49 per kg.
Good to know
Is Needle Fish the same as Kola Meen?
Yes — Kola Meen in Tamil, Kola in Malayalam. It’s the slender coastal fish with sweet white flesh.
Why are its bones green?
That’s completely natural to needle fish and totally harmless — the bones carry a natural pigment. The flesh is sweet and white as usual.
What does it taste like?
Clean, sweet and firm — a mild white fish that suits both a peppery fry and a tangy curry.
What’s the best way to cook it?
A tamarind curry (meen kuzhambu) is the classic, but it also fries well with plenty of pepper.
How is it packed for delivery?
Cut to order, vacuum-packed in a sealed bag and sent chilled, so it arrives fresh and clean with no leaks in the box.
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