Famous Syrian TV chef opens restaurant in Berlin ++REPLAY++
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(16 Nov 2018) GERMANY SYRIAN FOOD SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 4:59 ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Berlin, Germany - 9 November 2018 1. Mid of Malakeh Jazmati, Syrian TV chef, preparing food in kitchen 2. Close tilt up of Jazmati putting rice in bowl 3. Close of a person putting stuffed vine leaves in a serving bowl 4. Close of stuffed aubergines being topped with mash potatoes 5. Close of Jazmati holding stuffed aubergine dish 6. Mid of Jazmati adding herbs to stuffed aubergines 7. Tilt down of the dining area of the restaurant 'Malakeh', opened by Jazmati in November 8. Various of Jazmati speaking with diners 9. Tilt down from ceiling to show wall with pictures of famous Syrians 10. Various of pictures of famous Syrians 11. Pull focus of a traditional Middle Eastern teapot 12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Malakeh Jazmati, Syrian TV chef who has opened a restaurant in Berlin: "When you're in exile you get homesick about every single detail to do with your homeland. Everyone has a daily life, full of minor details, but you don't value the small things until you are away from home, and then you really start to miss them. I've tried to make this restaurant not just as part of Syria but as a part of my home. When people visit the restaurant they should feel that it's like home, like their own house. With the food, they can remember their mother's, the dining table in their homes back in Syria. And with the photos they can remember details of their life back in their home country. I tried to use my memory to bring back something that can reduce the homesickness. Almost like medicine against pain." 13. Various of Jazmati cooking 14. Close of pickled chillies 15. Mid of Jazmati cooking Middle Eastern dish, kibbeh 16. Close of kibbeh in a pan on the cooker 17. Various of chef preparing kibbeh 18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic), Malakeh Jazmati, Syrian TV - chef: "I try to cook the food like our mothers in Syria. But, sometimes we do make small changes to suit the taste of the German people. Some dishes we try to make a little less spicy or some a little less sour. But when a person form Syria comes in and eats the food they can immediately recognise the difference, they will say it is not like in the home country. So, in general, I try to make the food just like it is made in Syria to show our culture and our food to the German community. On this street, there are also a lot of tourists so we can even show off our culture to other nationalities as well. Not only Germans can eat the food but people from all over the world can come here and learn about our culture." 19. Mid of Jazmati speaking while a woman eats 20. Close of Jazmati 21. Close of two signs, one reading (Arabic) "Love is one of generous people's traits", and the other reading (German) "Who shares his food eats with God' 22. Tilt up of a shelf with jars of spices 23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad Mahayni, from Damascus, guest at restaurant: "It's important to have a part of your culture and identity with you when you live in a new country. I don't consider this a foreign county because I actually see the future for myself and my family here. But, still, we miss a lot of things and coming to places like this can connect us to our Syrian home country." 24. Woman walking past the outside of Malakeh restaurant 25. Close of sign reading (German) "Syrian cuisine" LEADIN: A famous Syrian TV chef has opened her own restaurant in the heart of Berlin. Malakeh Jazmati emigrated to Germany because of the war and wants to give her fellow Syrians a little taste of home. STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b3fff8ab97e8c9b573c3ff1c03f665c6
