Description
Lady Fish — Kilangan in Tamil, Kane in Mangalore and Konkani kitchens — is a slim, delicate fish with sweet, soft flesh, famous above all for one thing: a beautiful crisp fry.
Loved across communities
A star of Mangalorean and Konkani cooking, where Kane fry is legendary, and a favourite in Tamil and Sri Lankan homes too. It’s everyday eating that feels like a treat.
Popular dishes
The classic is a Kane fry — semolina-crusted and shallow-fried until golden and crisp — along with kilangan varuval and a light lady fish curry.
Recipe ideas
Crumb and fry it like our fish and chips, or slip it into a light fish sothi. More in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We clean it ready to fry — whole, or butterflied and opened out. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £17.99 per kg.
Good to know
Is Lady Fish the same as Kane or Kilangan?
Yes — Kilangan in Tamil, Kane in Mangalorean and Konkani kitchens. It’s the slim silver fish famous for frying.
What does lady fish taste like?
Sweet, soft and mild — one of the gentlest fish on the counter, which is why it’s such a crowd-pleaser fried.
Does it have bones?
It has fine bones, which is why it’s usually shallow-fried crisp — the frying softens them and it’s easy to eat.
What’s the best way to cook it?
A semolina-crusted shallow fry is the classic, giving a crisp shell and soft, sweet flesh inside.
How is it packed for delivery?
Cleaned 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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