Seafood · Pick & Cook
Red Sea Grilled Seafood
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At Red Sea harbor markets, customers pick their own fish, shrimp, or squid straight from the fishermen's baskets and carry it to a nearby stall to have it grilled on the spot.
Grouper, snapper, mullet, squid, and shrimp are marinated in lemon, garlic, and cumin, then cooked whole over charcoal at market-side grills. Hurghada's harbor fish market and similar spots along the Red Sea coast run on a pick-and-cook system, cleaning and grilling whatever customers choose within minutes.
Why it's made this way: The Red Sea's daily fishing catch feeds directly into these harbor markets, giving coastal towns like Hurghada a seafood culture built around same-day, hyper-fresh fish rather than restaurant supply chains.
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