Fiseekh

Police tighten security measures in Sham El-Nessim celebrations

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 - 11:39 GMT

Food and supply police managed to seize as much as 126 tons of frozen, salted and smoked fish.

100% increase in salted fish prices ahead of Sham El-Nassim

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 - 11:02 GMT

The price of salted fish rose roughly 100 percent in local markets as Egyptians prepare to celebrate Sham El-Nessim, an Egyptian spring festival.

Red herring: Tips for choosing traditional Sham El-Nessim renga and fiseekh

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 - 10:05 GMT

Every year doctors and nutritionists alike plead with the public not to eat fiseekh (salted fish)—but to avail. Fiseekh has been a Sham El-Nessim tradition for decades and decades.

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