Omena (Silver Cyprinid)

Nyaluo Origin · NY-OMEN-17540

Omena (Silver Cyprinid)

Sori, Migori — Netted at night, dried by noon

Grown by

Peter Ochieng

Peter Ochieng

Dunga Beach, Kisumu · 18 years fishing, boat “Nyar Nam”

Reads the wind at 3am and knows where the perch will be by five.

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Journey to your door

  1. Harvested

    Sori, Migori

    Cut, dug or landed at first light.

  2. Sorted

    Sori collection point

    Hand graded, weighed and labelled.

  3. Cooled

    Kisumu hub

    Held in breathable crates, never frozen.

  4. Dispatched

    Nairobi

    Night transit, delivered the next morning.

Growing methods

  • Lamp fishing
  • Raised-rack drying
  • Sand free

Photographs from the harvest

Film from that morning

Lamps on the water

An omena night at Mbita. Six men, one dark moon.