A casserole of aubergines (US: eggplants) layered with lamb mince (US: ground meat) and béchamel sauce. At its best this is a really delicious dish.
Barbel. A river fish related to the carp with little taste, many bones and barbels around the mouth. It has a brown back, yellowish sides and a white abdomen. It is usually poached or braised. In Africa and Asia it grows three times larger.
"Moustache fish." Barbel. A European river fish related to the carp with little taste, many bones and barbels around the mouth. It has a brown back, yellowish sides and a white abdomen. It is usually poached or braised.