Iraq » Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
• Dolma (vine leaves, cabbage, lettuce, onions, aubergine, marrow or cucumbers stuffed with rice, meat and spices).
• Tikka (small chunks of mutton on skewers grilled on a charcoal fire).
• Quozi (small lamb boiled whole and grilled, stuffed with rice, minced meat and spices and served on rice) and masgouf (fish from the Tigris, cooked on the river bank).
National drinks:
• Arak (a clear, colourless, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured distilled alcoholic drink).
Legal drinking age: 21.
Tipping: Normal limit is 10 to 15%.
Nightlife
In late 2009 a series of raids on night clubs in Baghdad closed down many of these premises, even those which had licenses. These raids, allegedly with the backing of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appear to be part of an increasingly conservative crackdown. Other tagets include controls on internet cafés, where the government has blocked certain websites and new restrictions on the media and book publishers.
Shopping
Shopping hours: Sat-Thurs 0830-1300 and 1700-1900; although these can vary.
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