Sunday roast
Poultry
Whole Chicken Capon
A bigger, better-fed bird. Roasts more evenly than a broiler.
KSh 550per kg
Chicken Backs
Chicken backs - the best value bones there are for a rich stock or a cheap stew.
KSh 300 per kg
Available today - cut fresh when your order comes in
kg
Cut to order, no surcharge. Priced per kilogram. Type any weight from 0.5 kg - 1.4, 1.75, whatever you actually need - or use the buttons to move in quarter kilos. Tell us the thickness, trim or portion size you want in the notes at checkout, and we weigh after cutting and confirm your exact total before dispatch.
| Type | Chicken carcass backs with meat scraps |
|---|---|
| Best for | Stock, soup, cheap stews, raw pet feeding |
| Texture | Bony, gelatine-rich broth |
| Value | One of our cheapest items |
| Price | KSh 300 per kg |
| Butchered at | City Market, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi |
About Our Chicken Backs
Chicken backs are the carcass frames left after a bird is jointed, with scraps of meat still clinging to the bone - and they are one of the cheapest, most useful things on the counter. Simmered for a couple of hours they give up a rich, golden, gelatine-heavy stock that is the backbone of good soup, pilau, risotto and sauces.
They also make an honest, very economical stew or soup in their own right, and raw they are a popular part of a dog's raw diet. For an even cheaper stock base take our chicken bones (kata); for the meatier soup bones on the beef counter, our soup bones do the same job.
How to Cook Chicken Backs
- Simmer for two hours with onion, ginger and a little salt for a rich stock; skim the foam.
- Strip the cooked meat back into the pot for a cheap, hearty soup.
- Roast them first for a deeper, darker stock.
- The stock sets to a jelly in the fridge - that is the collagen doing its job.
- Freeze the stock in portions, or freeze the raw backs for later.
Buying chicken backs in Nairobi
We cut chicken backs at Stall 55, ground floor, City Market, Muindi Mbingu Street, in the Nairobi CBD - the same stall Kamundia Butchery has traded from since 1959. Walk in any day - Monday to Saturday 6:30am - 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm - and buy it over the counter, or order here and we will deliver it chilled. Orders placed before 4:00pm go out the same day across the CBD, Westlands, Kilimani, Karen and everywhere else we serve.
Buying in quantity? We supply restaurants, hotels, schools and canteens across Nairobi with standing orders and whole-carcass pricing - see wholesale and bulk supply, or call 0707 700511 to talk it through.
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Chicken Backs: Questions
Chicken Backs is KSh 300 per kg. Because it is cut to order, we weigh it after cutting and confirm the exact total with you before anything is dispatched. Prices at the counter and online are the same.
Yes, and at no extra charge - it is the whole point of buying from a butcher rather than a chiller cabinet. Tell us the thickness, trim, portion size or preparation you want in the notes when you order, or just describe what you are cooking and let us choose. We butcher whole carcasses at City Market, so the options are real.
Yes, every day. Order before 4:00pm on 0707 700511 for same-day chilled delivery across Nairobi. Delivery is a flat fee by area, from KSh 300 to KSh 1,000 depending on where you are, and it is added to your basket total automatically. See the full fee table.
Three to four days in the coldest part of the fridge, loosely covered so the surface dries rather than sweats. To freeze, portion into meal sizes, press flat, wrap tightly and label. Thaw overnight in the fridge, never on the counter, and do not refreeze thawed raw meat.
At our stall: City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, beside Jamia Mosque in the Nairobi CBD, open every day 6:30am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. You can also order it online here, on WhatsApp, or by calling 0707 700511. See the rest of the poultry section or the full counter.
Nice to meat you
Chicken Backs, cut the way you want it
KSh 300 per kg. Tell us how you want it prepared and we will cut it fresh and get it to you the same day, anywhere in Nairobi.
City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi · Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm · 0707 700511