Mangala fish from the North
There are different types of dry fishes that come from the northern Nigeria and mangala fish is one of them. Most of these dry fishes are from Niger , Maiduguri and even Chad . Alot of them are caught in the wild, they are fresh water fishes so they are not farmed. Fresh water fishes when smoked are usually very tasty , you can snack on them or use them to cook various Nigerian delicacies.
A few of the dry fishes that come from northern Nigeria include
- Asa fish (also know as smoked eja osan).
- Efi fish ( also known as okodo fish)
- smoked catfish
- Smoked croaker fish
- Mangala fish
If you can’t identify the type of dry fish you want, Some sellers in open markets will sell you asa fish or smoked catfish (the cutlets) in place of mangala fish.
The best way to identify this fish, is to know what it looks like so here’s a close picture of what it looks like below –
It is available for purchase in-store themarketfoodshop.com , to purchase ,kindly click this link – https://www.themarketfoodshop.com/?s=dry+fish&post_type=product
Other types of dry Nigerian fishes available from Themarketfoodshop include –
- Smoked eja osan
- Shawa fish
- Bonga fish
- Smoked catfish
- Oporo (red crayfish)
- Stockfish
- Smoked eja abo (sole fish)
- Smoked eja apo
