(17 Sep 2012)
AP Television
Baghdad, Iraq - September 9, 2012
1. Various of man throwing fish out of basin on Abu Nuwas street
2. Various of man weighing each fish
3. Wide of man putting fish on slab ready for halving and gutting
4. Close of guts being removed
5. Various of fish being washed under tap
6. Various of fish being salted
7. Various of fixing fish on wooden pegs in a circle around a tamarisk open wood fire
8. Various of fish cooking on the open fire in the Mazgouf method
9. Wide of man adding more wood to the fire
10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ya’rib Aziz, fish chef
'’So many people are coming to us nowadays, they like Mazgouf fish. Mazgouf is the best way for fish. It is tasty and delicious.’’
11. Various of fish being grilled on hot coal
12. Mid of fish being placed on plates
13. Wide of restaurant
14. Various of family inside restaurant getting served fish by waiter
15. Various of customers eating fish
16. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Asawer al-Rubai, lawyer, vox pop
"We like to eat Mazgouf fish as its taste differs from being grilled at home. We, as Iraqis, like Mazgouf. Grilled on coal, it is delicious and tasty.’’
17. Close of fire pull to fish being grilled in the Mazgouf way
18. Various of fish market
19. Close of fish in container
20. Mid of fish being unloaded and put in boxes for scaling
21. Mid of putting fish in boxes for weighing
22. Mid of man holding box filled with fish
23. Mid of men carrying away boxes
24. Wide of weighing fish before auction
25. Various of fish on weighing scales
26. Wide of fish auction for wholesale
27. Various of auctioneer Ahmed Jassim
28. Close of fish in box for sale
29. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Jassim, auctioneer
'’I have a fish farm, when the eggs hatch and become fry I place them in small basins. And when it grows bigger to be 50 Grams, I transfer it to other lakes. When the fish becomes bigger, I sell them in auction.’’
30. Wide of fish market
LEADIN:
Grilled fish cooked around large open fires is a popular dish in Baghdad.
STORYLINE:
Fish restaurants cooking mazgouf fish on open fires are becoming popular in Baghdad.
This traditional way of grilling fish dates back centuries.
A number of fishes are taken alive out of water, killed, gutted and transfixed on wooden pegs in a circular around a tamarisk wood fire.
They are finally spiced and served with pickles and vegetables.
One chef Ya’rib Aziz says that grilled fish is a growing trend here.
'’So many people are coming to us nowadays, they like Mazgouf fish. Mazgouf is the best way for fish. It is tasty and delicious.’‘
Customer Asawer al-Rubai says she and her family like to eat Mazgouf fish.
‘We like to eat Mazgouf fish as its taste differs from being grilled at home. We, as Iraqis, like Mazgouf. Grilled on coal. it is delicious and tasty.’’
At Dora in south Baghdad, there is a big wholesale market for fish, where fishmongers and customers gather early morning to buy cheap fish.
Ahmed Jassim run as fish farm to meet the demand.
'’I have a fish farm, when the eggs hatch and become fry I place them in small basins. And when it grows bigger to be 50 Grams, I transfer it to other lakes. When the fish becomes bigger, I sell them in auction’’ he explains.
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