Malappuram market brims with fresh sardines – Grab your share today!

Edavanna (Kerala): Craving for a sumptuous fish curry for lunch? Would rather have them deep fried to have with a heap of rice? Head to the Meenchanda (fish market) in Malappuram to return with your fish stocked for the week, and that too on a budget. The excitement around good quality small sardines is not small since almost 3 kilos of it could be bagged for a price of Rs 100. Places like Edavanna and Mundengara even sold 4 kilos of sardine for the same price. 

Sardines at nook and corner; Whatsapp groups to notify

With the availability of plenty of sardines, there are sellers at almost every nook and corner. Several pavements and sidewalks are now identified as sardine corners. Most of them are sold via goods auto.
 
There are whatsapp groups to coordinate the sellers, availability and price of sardines since these are temporary corners.

Sardine once used to be known as the common man’s fish because of its nominal price. But often, it goes by its cycle of seasonal fluctuations in availability and price. Recently, the price of sardines had even skyrocketed to Rs 350, recalls a merchant from the area. 

Now the situation has reversed. With the condition of low price persisting over some time, people have now grown weary of eating sardines.

The frenzy has thus dropped a bit.