Nile tilapia (bolti)
Egypt's everyday favourite. Tender white flesh, perfect fried or charcoal-grilled.
Also known as: tilapia, bolti
Approx. weight per fish: 0.25 to 0.55 kg
Available preparation
Order any time and it arrives the next day anywhere in Greater Cairo, in a sealed ice box. Pay by wallet or cash on delivery.
How Nile tilapia (bolti) is cooked
Tilapia fries and charcoal-grills equally well, and it is the fish cooked most often in Egyptian homes. To fry it, ask for it gutted and scaled and keep it whole; to grill it, ask for it butterflied so it cooks evenly. Fillet is a good call if you are cooking for children or anyone who dislikes picking bones.
How to choose Nile tilapia (bolti)
Start with the eyes and gills: a clear domed eye and clean red gills. Tilapia is sold by size, and the bigger grades have thicker flesh that grills better while the smaller ones are better value fried. People often ask about Aswani and Nile tilapia; the difference is where it comes from, not how you cook it.
Where it comes from: Egypt's everyday Nile fish; the market carries farmed and Nile grades, sold by size. Read the sourcing guide
Questions about Nile tilapia (bolti)
How much is Nile tilapia (bolti) today?
Nile tilapia (bolti) is 135 EGP per kilo today. That is the price delivered to your door across Greater Cairo, with preparation at a flat per-kilo rate, and prices update every morning.
How is Nile tilapia (bolti) weighed?
We weigh it whole before cleaning, as any fishmonger does. Cleaning and cutting are a fixed price per kilo shown before you add to the cart. A single piece weighs roughly 0.25 to 0.55 kg.
Which preparation should I ask for with Nile tilapia (bolti)?
The options for Nile tilapia (bolti) are: Whole, as caught, Gutted and scaled, Butterflied for grilling, Filleted. Pick whichever suits your dish as you add it to the cart, and the price of each preparation is shown before you add.
When does Nile tilapia (bolti) arrive?
Order any time and we prepare it early the next morning and deliver between 10 am and 1 pm, in a sealed ice box. Pay by wallet or cash on delivery.
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