Description
Pearl Spot — Karimeen in Malayalam — is Kerala’s most celebrated fish, a backwater beauty with sweet, delicate flesh and the star of the legendary karimeen pollichathu.
Loved across communities
Iconic in Kerala, where Karimeen from the Kuttanad backwaters is a true delicacy, and treasured by Malayali families everywhere. It’s special-occasion eating — the fish people seek out when they want a taste of home.
Popular dishes
The showstopper is karimeen pollichathu — marinated in spices, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled — alongside a crisp karimeen fry and a fiery karimeen curry (mulakittathu).
Recipe ideas
Bake it in banana-leaf style like our Fish Nirvana, or cook a fish sothi. More in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We clean it to order — whole and scored, ready for pollichathu or frying. 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 Pearl Spot the same as Karimeen?
Yes — Karimeen in Malayalam. It’s Kerala’s celebrated backwater fish, famous for pollichathu.
What is karimeen pollichathu?
A Kerala classic: the fish is marinated in spices, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled, so it steams in its own aroma and stays beautifully moist.
What does pearl spot taste like?
Sweet and delicate with a distinctive, prized flavour — one of the reasons it’s held in such high regard.
Does it have bones?
It has some fine bones, which is why it’s usually cooked whole (scored) and eaten carefully off the bone.
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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