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New Delhi, India - 17 October 2015
1. Close of ingredients and spices during cooking demonstration at Food For Thought Fest in New Delhi
2. Close of Nahid Osman, celebrity chef from Bangladesh, preparing ingredients
3. Various of Osman marinating and flouring fish dish
4. Close of Osman frying fish
5. Tracking shot of Osman putting fried fish on plate
6. Close of tempering for the fish dish (spices fried in sauce)
7. Various of guests trying dishes prepared by Osman
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nahid Osman, Celebrity Chef from Bangladesh:
"Indian and Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Afghanistan, use a lot of spices like cardamom and nutmeg, and mace, and clove. Lot of rich and this is really good. You know like everybody is using, every country, you know like, we are using this kind of. But, it tastes different. The magic is different. It is, I don't know, it is from your childhood what you eat is like a language. The food is like a language, mother-tongue."
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New Delhi, India - 18 October 2015
9. Pan right of food stalls from different South Asian countries at event
10. Wide of food stalls
11. Close of Afghani rice dish called 'Kabuli Pulao'
12. Close of Afghani kebabs
13. Various of guests eating at event
AP TELEVISION
New Delhi, India - 17 October 2015
14. Pan right from food stalls to Maneesh Baheti, Founder of South Asian Association for Gastronomy, speaking to local media
15. Close of Baheti talking to local media
AP TELEVISION
New Delhi, India - 18 October 2015
16. Cutaway of promotional banner reading (English): "South Asian Association for Gastronomy presents Food For Thought Fest October 17-18, 2015. Habitat World, IHC, New Delhi"
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Maneesh Baheti, Founder of South Asian Association for Gastronomy:
"South Asia houses more than a third of the world's population. So as a region, we are extremely important, you know. And, with South Asia, we don't just share our boundaries. We share our culture, we share our sensibilities."
18. Wide of panellists discussing street food at Food for Thought Fest
19. Mid of guest during discussion
20. Wide of panellists discussing scope of street food in South Asia
21. Various of panellists taking questions from audience
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Maneesh Baheti, Founder of South Asian Association for Gastronomy:
"I think food is something which involves all the five senses. And you know, you make friends out of perfect strangers if you just start talking about food. It's a sensory experience. So what better way of forming stronger bonds within South Asia than talking about food?"
23. Wide of participating chefs from South Asian countries talking
24. Wide of Alpana Habib, Bangladeshi chef, taking selfie with students of culinary arts that helped during her food demonstration
25. Mid of guests visiting Bhutan food stall
26. Various of Ruchira Mehta, Event Guest, trying tea at Bhutan food stall
27. Tilt down of Bhutan food stall menu
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruchira Mehta, guest:
"IHC is actually known as India Habitat Center. It's the cultural hub of Delhi. So we are having this food festival and we are both foodies you can see, big foodies. So we just came here to witness different cultures, the different foods of the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nations."
29. Wide of guests at dessert stall
30. Various of worker preparing a Kulfi, an Indian ice cream
31. Mid of guest eating a Kulfi
32. Various of guests painting banner at event
LEAD IN:
A vibrant food festival in New Delhi is welcoming chefs, hoteliers and food critics from as far afield as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan and Nepal.
Organisers say bringing culinary experts together to discuss food is a great way of developing stronger bonds throughout South Asia.
STORY-LINE:
At the Food for Thought festival, it's not just taste buds doing the work - it's the brain too.
Celebrity chefs are demonstrating their culinary skills, putting together local dishes from their own South Asian region.
Nahid Osman, a chef from Bangladesh, is demonstrating her signature fish dish, combining a great assortment of spices.
She says South Asian foods use similar tastes, but vary from nation to nation - and there is something magical about the food you grew up with.
"Indian and Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Afghanistan, use a lot of spices like cardamom and nutmeg, and mace, and clove. Lot of rich and this is really good. You know like everybody is using, every country, you know, we are using this kind of... But, it tastes different. The magic is different."
"It is, I don't know, it is from your childhood what you eat is like a language. The food is like a language, mother-tongue."
Guests shuffle between various food stalls, sampling delicacies from various South Asian nations.
They can also participate in discussion sessions on topics ranging from street food to soul food.
Founder Maneesh Baheti says that while the South Asian region has strong political and cultural forums, this event is a first gastronomic get together.
"South Asia houses more than a third of the world's population," he says.
"So as a region, we are extremely important, you know. And, with South Asia, we don't just share our boundaries. We share our culture, we share our sensibilities."
"I think food is something which involves all the five senses. And you know, you make friends out of perfect strangers if you just start talking about food. It's a sensory experience. So what better way of forming stronger bonds within South Asia than talking about food?"
Guests can feast on array of regional dishes, such as this Afghani rice dish called 'Kabuli Pulao' and tea from Bhutan.
But if they're after a local delicacy, there's Indian ice cream, called 'Kulfi'.
Event visitor and journalism student, Ruchira Mehta, has certainly got a taste for the cuisines on offer.
"IHC is actually known as India Habitat Center. It's the cultural hub of Delhi. So we are having this food festival and we are both foodies you can see, big foodies," she says.
"So we just came here to witness different cultures, the different foods of the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nations."
The first South Asian 'Food for Thought' festival ran 17-18 October.
The two-day event also featured performances by regional artists and a canvas for guests to portray still life food paintings.
