The BIGGEST FISH MARKET in KARACHI!! Pakistani Seafood & Market Experience | Karachi, Pakistan

Look at that guy. Massive. Okay, so that's five kilos. What's up everyone? This is David Hoffman from David's Bin here coming at you from Kimari, Karachi, Pakistan in partnership with my friends at Menaki. This is the Jetty port area. This is a real experience. Whoa, this guy is not stopping. We are going to go through the fish market right now. We're going to look for some fish to have for dinner. Once we find what we want, we're going to take it to a restaurant and we're going to put it on the grill with some masalas. I'm excited. I'm ready. Guys, whoa. One sec, my friend. Let me get off this thing. My friends, how are you doing? Rock and roll? This is it. Incredible. So people are here loading the boats, bringing the fish, right? All the cats. What else can we see here? You can see there's an island manor. Manor? Yeah, some of the boats go to the island. Okay. So from here you can also take tours on boats, right? Yes. So they'll take you out. They call it crabbing, right? So they bring fish. You can eat. You can relax out there for a few hours. So what we're doing is we're going to go deep into the market. We're going to get some fish. Let's go. So here in the port area, you can get a tuk-tuk. You can get on a boat. You can buy some souvenirs, some glasses, some hats. And right here, we have the lighthouse. This was built by the British back in the British Raj days. You know, more souvenirs. Lots of people walking through right now. This is like the time of day, right? So David, that's not the lighthouse. That's the Kemari Jetty Clock Tower built by the Britishers. So right across from the clock tower, we have the vendors. Lots of fish. Huge, massive fish. Do you know some of the fish they have? Do they have tuna, sea bass? They have dhotar. They have pomfret. Row. Rowska, rowska. Fishka. This all sounds like words I've never heard before, man. It's kind of a fish. It's a fish? Look at this massive one. Wow. Big fish. So this one is called the cheetah. So it's a cheetah because it has spots, right? I've never heard of that before. I've never seen this one. And here, there's a big mix of fish, right? But they're very similar. Looks like some type of mullets and stuff, right? That one looks more like a barracuda. Yeah long one So the way it works here is you grab right you order whatever you want or you buy whatever you want Yes, and then they'll cut it up for you and you take it home But we're gonna do the restaurant but you can do either or you take it home or you can go to the restaurant, right? Great. So how many more vendors are there's more over here, right a lot more Friend thank you Which one's kingfish this one so my over here Yes, let's go for it I know because it's like more of a flatfish right and then this is kingfish and there's that a grouper Oh, it's red snapper. Okay What's the name he's calling it corn fish home first, yeah, it's actually a barracuda looks like a bad I mean, it's you know, very similar. Yeah, very long It's all red snapper, right? So lots of red snapper kingfish pump it the cheetah fish, which is not cheetah So many man and over here they're chopping it up right let me see Cleaning cleaning Take off the scales because in the port area you see a lot of trucks coming through and this is where all the oil is Stored and shipped throughout the whole country and you have the market here and it's like a sensory overload, right? Lots of amazing smells I mean if you don't like fish don't come here, but I love fish for me It's the best. The only thing is I don't like the bones in the spines, you know going through that I don't think anyone does man. No, I know some Bengali to do man Yeah, they love it. They love it. But uh, yeah over here is the market, right? So lots more fish They got some prawns and big fish. So what do you think we're gonna get today? I think we get some prawns and Crab, okay Look at this fish this whoa, so this vendor has prawns He is king prawns huge massive prawns as well as some massive red snappers He's saying like five six kilos. I thought it was a lot more maybe like ten kilos and he has another fish here I mean just a variety of fish. Let's keep going, right? Let's see the market Wow Look over there lots of people and they're cleaning fish not stuff. Oh, yeah. Yeah lots more people So over here, we have like seven different vendors. All of them have a lot of fish this vendor particular has huge Red snapper gonna pick it up. Is it okay? Look at that guy Massive. Oh Okay, so that's five kilos He also has some kingfish right massive kingfish as well huge prawns. So what are we gonna get? What are we interested in like what can we actually put on barbecue? Okay, okay, so it's more like a white fish That's red snapper, well, it's a smaller red snapper. These are like huge Okay, so let's do it or let's keep looking around. I mean, it's basically the same thing, right? They all have similar fish and similar seafood. Oh, look at that. He has a grouper. Oh, he does huge grouper 10 kg. Yes, that guy's got some crabs. Let's go check that out Let's get two kinds of fish prawns and then let's go have it cooked differently So we'll have karahi made out of the prawns and then we'd have the prawns grilled Okay, and we can get the fish grilled and I'm not a huge fan of the crabs. You just don't get enough meat Yeah, that's the problem. It's a lot of work. It is a lot of digging in, you know Yeah, you know the fishermen are bringing in their catch. We have a lot of grouper here in baskets, right? So grouper What else we have red snappers and what's this one? This is like tilapia. He has tuna. He has dream Obviously not tilapia because tilapia is a freshwater fish and here's another huge tuna. I mean lots of good fish So what are we gonna get? Tuna? We thought that that dotar that he mentioned previously would be better to have grilled okay, so we'll probably get that some prawns and Yeah, we can go for some tuna if you if you're in the mood I love tuna, but I like it raw. So I don't think it's gonna be good. Okay Funny thing is I'm going for sushi tonight. Remember sushi? And here we go, we're gonna clean our fish. This is as gory and as real as it gets, right? Yeah, I mean you order your fish. They sent over here to the guy who cleans it We got two fish the first one He basically just cut it all up took off the scales tail fins, you know All the organs and the other fish is more like a barracuda. It's like a steak So it's a little spine and all the spines around it and then across from us We have the guy cleaning the prawns. So he takes out the you know, the Wings the tail the vein the vein, you know, that's the one thing you should never get if you ever eat prawns Throw it away because you're eating the garbage, right? And that's it. All right, I'm hungry Luckily, we took a little break because we got really full today So we're in the back lanes and there's more market here, right? So a few more vendors Yeah, and then restaurants restaurants cooking the food that you picked up from the vendors. That's all it is here, right? Yep so you can't just come here and eat you have to go pick and Bring so we're going to give it to the to the cook, right? They're gonna come back and eat over here Yep, great. Wow, look at that more fish never-ending. So what else we got here? Oh, what is this? That's crab. Yeah, so this is crabs with local masalas You smell it Smells amazing. I know it smells delicious We'll skip this for now Loving this street. Everybody's so friendly people have invited me in to eat and all their restaurants. They're making fish outside So it's good They're also grilling fish grilling prawns crabs and they also have again the market here and this guy over here The owner of this restaurant is many our fish and then we're gonna go grill it. Come in. Come in. Oh Here in the back. They're grilling up our barbecue prawns, right? So are you called grilled prawns? So what's the difference between a kebab prawn? And then barbecue, okay, that's the difference. Yeah, so it's so if it's on the skewer, it doesn't mean it's a kebab Okay, so it's grilled and then over here. He's marinating our fish. They're putting it on to this For this for the grill, right? I don't even know what the name of that thing is That's grill. I'm sure has another name my friend David. Let's try this out. So I'm gonna try Spicy So suck it No, I enjoy the taste. I can't wait. Is that for me the whole thing? Yeah, give me like four of those Yeah, so we're grilling the daughter and we have the kingfish on skewers But you're also going to be grilled over the charcoal over there They've already been marinated the kingfish is more like a kebab style where we've got pieces fillets of Kingfish on the skewer. So we eat them right off the skewer then I like that more because no bones Oh, yeah, your flesh so good with the masala here I mean the aroma in this kitchen is Epic and they don't stop this guy keeps adding this out to all different fish and it just keeps going and going going and people Just come it's like an assembly line here Like one two three, this is the worst though cuz you're in the fire all day So that's where they put the coal on fire because when they've got a lot of rush they need coal rolling out like Again, they have to cater to the assembly line It's like an inferno out there man. Look at this. Whoa the fire That's crazy. It's got a massive blower. I know a massive blower. I mean you gotta stay away from the outside Yeah out there Thank you, thank you, thank you, it's too nice. Yeah, too nice. All right now that we saw all the fish being cooked Let's go eat. I am starving. I can't wait. Okay, so here we've got the prawn karhai's And then we've got the kingfish grilled and this is dothar which we now know is called grunter in English It's called grunter fish and the only thing we're waiting for now are the grilled prawns And once we have them, we're ready to dig in. All right guys, let's start So grab some roti. Sorry, I'm using two hands. I gotta try this first. This is my favorite The prawn karhai. Oh, it's still super hot and it's spicy. Is that right? Spices Ginger Nice and succulent Spicy I mean just right I'd give it like a I'd say seven out of ten in terms of spice level Fantastic though. Next we gotta jump on Some of the prawns, right? So Still pretty hot Grill prawn Nice and charred Wow, sir, that's so good. The prawns are the best. No, I'm good Karhai, so much flavor This is a gift from the owner, right? That guy was way too, he's too humble Just go in dig all that look at the oils so much oils This is one of my favorite prawns ever Yeah, man, nicely So much flavor got the vegetables the ginger Spicy that's the one thing you have to know in this city. There's a lot of spice Okay, let's get some of the King right? So pick it up. So this is King fish kebab But this time I'm gonna add some chutney a little bit, right? spicy So it's a big white fish, huh? Yeah Nice flesh like the tart on top and a little burnt We keep going with this one though You want chutney? Oh, yeah the little thing. The seafood here is unreal Hmm Now we're digging in so what are we missing doesn't really matter eat it. All right Let's get all the meat off of the skewers Chutney's not too spicy though I thought it had a bit of a kick A little bit. I don't know how chunky it is Look at the fish It just breaks off Yeah, it just falls apart, right? Love the masalas Man, literally we have like two each It's so fresh About the market right here There's no better way to eat Look at that flesh This is so good I love the smokiness to it The masala I don't even know what to compare this fish to So I'd say it's like a I don't know What do you think? Whatever it is, it is giving you the sweats Yeah, it definitely is Oh wow Dip it right here Spicy now It definitely has a kick to it It kicks in later Spiciest thing is for sure this one But it has the most Sauce and gravy That is the difference, right? All these are more on the grill That one as well I'm missing the best thing For me it's the hardest fish to eat though Juicy Masalas Wow Super juicy Extremely juicy So much flesh Huge fish, right? Look at this Incredible experience, man When you told me we're gonna go to a fish market I had no idea what to expect Usually fish markets, it's not like this Fish market to get home I've been to some places in the Philippines Where you do the same thing And then the restaurant is right across You go inside, but not like this Street with all the promotion People buying fish People buying drinks It's awesome Look at the fish So spicy So meaty It's definitely spicy And you can't tell I'm like Chili one, chili two, chili three It's only Pakistani style Some parts The spices More than the normal spice Too much Juicy We flipped over the fish We get some flesh and some skin This side's better Almost no masalas on this side It's very light The other side was spicy My friend, how much is the bill? There is no bill for you, sir Purely complimentary for you The country that everything is free You people are guests to us And very special to us Thank you so much What an incredible experience here at the Kamadi Port seafood area We started off at the clock tower We saw all the boats, we walked over through the seafood market We saw all the vendors with fish Grouper, king fish, leopard fish Cheetah fish This infinite seafood From there we grabbed our fish We brought it here to the Rashid seafood Incredible hospitality there The general manager and the owner Treated us like kings Everything was free We went in the back, we saw them cooking the fish The best for me was the prawn karai That was so mouthwatering So much flavor Absolutely delicious What was your favorite? I think the grunter was amazing It was so juicy and so well marinated Very spicy And the chutney was amazing too It had a kick And the king fish, super chunky Like a lot of meat We left a lot but we gave it to somebody in need So it's all good I hope you enjoyed this video in partnership with Menaki If you love it, please give me a thumbs up Leave me a comment below Subscribe to my channel for more awesome travel content We'll see you in the next travel food adventure in Pakistan Let's go