Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Iraq (Mesopotamia) |
Region or state | Baghdad, Basra and Tigris River |
Associated cuisine | Iraq |
Created by | Iraqis |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Large freshwater carps and barbs from the Tigris-Euphrates Basin[1] |
Variations | Northern Iraqi variation, in a clay oven |
Masgouf (Arabic: المسكوف), is a Mesopotamian dish consisting of seasoned, grilled carp; it is often considered the national dish of Iraq.