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Ever since the iftar at the family house - we've been playing the identify the fish game! Whilst knowing the arabic name is nice - I would also like to know what it's called in English. So we've all been walking round doing fish imitations at each other - which although amusing hasn't actually helped in the identifications!
So far we've got the obvious ones nailed down - but we're having particular problems with a fish that has the arabic name of Lut or Loot. Anyone heard of this one?
Another one that's causing problems is Morgan fish.
I've been going round and round on the internet in English and arabic and have reached the point of conceeding defeat!


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Post by HEPZIBAH »

[face=Comic Sans MS]Goddess, let's have a few clues please! :roll: [/face]

Are they flat fish or 'round' fish?
Sea or river fish?
What characteristic markings do they have?
What is the normal sort of size?
Are they specific to a season?
Do they have white or coloured flesh?
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Ahh!!! Now that's the problem Hepzi! By the time I got there the dirty deed had been done and they had already been chopped up and deep fried in batter!
All I have to go on so far is the name - but am planning to try to track one down and takes its picture in its prebattered form!
Both of them are sea fish. ne of them may have loked something similar to a fat mackeral - but definitely wasn't a mackerel as we already id'd that one! It was sort of chopped up into steaks, and seemed to be about the same size shape and texture as cod - but didn't know cod existed here.
The morgan fish - was also subjected to the deep frying technique - sort of a blush pink in colour and about the size of an open hand with a bit of a more rounded belly.

The fish that we did manage to id are: gilthead bream, Grouper, sea Bass, Skate, Mullett, Tilapia, Sole and a possible red mullett. You can possibly guess from this that the table was fairly heaving in fish!
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what is "iftar"
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Iftar is the Muslim meal that breaks the fast at sundown. Sohour is the other muslim Ramadan meal - the final meal before the day breaks.
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thank you Goddess
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Goddess wrote: The fish that we did manage to id are: gilthead bream, Grouper, sea Bass, Skate, Mullett, Tilapia, Sole and a possible red mullett.
So what are these in Arabic? I have been eating all sort of delicious fish but I have no idea what I've been eating! Bouri is good, is that mullet?

I think "Morgan" is Red Snapper?
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Post by El Malik »

These all sound like Red Sea fish.
The local Bolti Fish from the Nile is a kind of bream (Tilapia Nilotica)

It would be nice to see pictures and where to buy them, without having to go to the Red Sea.
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Who needs red sea fish when you live in Alex!!??!!

I'll dig up my list for you Geraldine and post it when I find it!
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If I lived in Alex I think I would live on fish.
From Luxor the Red Sea is a lot closer.
Decent fish is a luxury here.
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There's a delicious fish from the Red Sea called "Wagar"....I have absolutely no idea what it is in English though....Goddess???????
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure...
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Up here we call it Wa'aar!!

It's Sea Bass - we have it quite often up here - it's one of the really common ones - that's why I know the name! It's all the others that are a mystery! Still on the quest for Lut Fish!
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Ok! I confess!! Been searching all afternoon for the piece of paper with a load of fish in Arabic and English on - and I think I've just discovered I chucked it out!! So - I've started writing them all out and we'll play the identify the fish game later on again! Shame - it was quite a good list!! I need to get more organised. :cry:
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Post by jewel »

There is an excellent fish restauraunt in aswan ........urm dont know WHERE exactly but near the station and we had a really good fish meal there (and loads of those baby pickled gherkin thinggies)
well worth a visit :P :P :P :P
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Post by Geraldine »

Did some research, didn't put English names here as I was looking for Finnish names:

Bolti (tilapia nilotica)
Bouri (mugil cephalus)
Denis, (Sparus aurata)
Moza (Boops boops) funny name :lol:
Mousa (egusa lascaris)
nile perch, Lates Niloticus
Morgan (Lutjanus aya)
Lout (Sciaena umbra)

Epinephelus guaza, English name grouper (Arabic?)
Polyprion americanus, English name wreckfish (Arabic?)

Latin or English names for these?
Aroos
Sargos or Sharghoosh
Mias
Sardines

What is nile perch called in Arabic?
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Been trying to resurrect my list - after seeing Geraldines! So here goes - still got a couple missing that I can't remember! But will ask Mr G again and see if he can remember anymore and edit them in.

Gilthead Bream - Denise
Red Snapper - Morgan
Mullet - Bouri
Sole - Mousa
Grouper - Hamour
Wreckfish - Qarous
Sardine - Sardine
Anchovy - Anchouga
Swordfish - Samk as-seif
Cod - Qud
Grey Mullet - Arous
Herring - Ringa
Sea Bass - Wa'aar (or Wagaar!)
Whiting - Bayaad
Smoked Salmon - Simon Fumee
Salmon - Simon or sallmon
Lobster - Stakoza or Kerkand
Prawns - Gambari
Clams - Gandofly
Mackerel - ................
............ - Mias
.............. - Lut
Skate - ..................
........... - Umm el- Khaloul (tiny white shellfish!)

Still got a problem with the bolti - thought it was nile perch but not sure now! I do know the name for mackerel but I've forgotten it - and I've eaten Mias - but can't for the life of me remember what it was called!
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Ahh, thanks for that list Goddess (and for the wagaar concession!!).

Btw, you missed tuna!! 8) :P :lol:
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Post by Goddess »

:lol::lol:
If you need my help to buy Tuna from Omar's - there's no hope for you!!!
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Post by drwho »

Saying 'kabeer jamboree' at loud volume to countless fishmongers produced zero results in obtaining lobster, any ideas on the pronuctiation if you cannot draw or indicate said Lobsters...8)
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Post by Geraldine »

Google knows...in Finnish language Bolti is just tilapia and so it seems to be also in English. Have not much knowledge about fish but it might be perch-like fish...perciformes or something.

Lout/Lut (Sciaena Umbra) seems to be brown meagre?
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