In this river are a number of kinds of fish that I have never seen in any other part of the world. There is one kind which weighs as much as a large man and another sort that weighs as much as a large camel. There are smaller ones, too. They have no bones or skulls, and no teeth; they are like the fat tail of a sheep stuffed with chicken. They are even better and sweeter than fat lamb. This fish is grilled and served with rice and it is better than lamb or chicken. Each fish— and they weigh about a hundred mann — can be bought for half a danaq. Enough oil comes out of their belly to provide lgithing for a monh and similarly half a mann or more of roe. They are preserved in strips dried in the sun, and this is the most delicious thing in the world. It is a pure reddish gold in colour, like amber, and it is eaten with bread; there is no need to bake or fry it.