Description
Barracuda — Sheela in Tamil, Cheela in Malayalam — is a long, powerful fish with firm white flesh and a bold, savoury flavour, a coastal favourite that fries and curries with real character.
Loved across communities
Well loved in Tamil, Malayali and Sri Lankan coastal homes. Sheela is a fish for people who like proper flavour — its firm steaks stand up to strong spice and don’t fall apart in the pan.
Popular dishes
The classics are a peppery sheela fry and a tangy sheela meen kuzhambu (curry). The firm steaks grill beautifully with a chilli-lime marinade too.
Recipe ideas
Cook it in a Goan fish curry or bake it as Fish Nirvana. More in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We cut it to order — steaks for the pan or grill, or curry cut for 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 £10.99 per kg.
Good to know
Is Barracuda the same as Sheela?
Yes — Sheela in Tamil, Cheela in Malayalam. It’s the firm-fleshed barracuda prized for frying and curry.
What does barracuda taste like?
Bold and savoury with firm white flesh — a fish with real character that carries strong spice well.
Does it have many bones?
It has a central bone and cuts into firm steaks, so it stays in neat pieces in the pan or pot.
What’s the best way to cook it?
A peppery fry or a tangy curry are the classics; the firm steaks also grill superbly.
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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