STORY: Xinjiang, My home: BBQ restaurant owner dreams big
DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: RUOQIANG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): EZMET ASIM, BBQ restaurant owner in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang

STORYLINE:

Ezmet Asim runs a BBQ restaurant in Ruoqiang County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

He says his business is getting better and better and he plans to expand his business in the future.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): EZMET ASIM, BBQ restaurant owner in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang
"How do the kebabs taste?
Yummy.
Hi, my name is Ezmet Asim.
I am a native of Ruoqiang County.
I opened this BBQ restaurant in 2019.
Daddy.
You're back.
Who bought these?
Mummy.
Which one is yours?
This is mine, and this is for my brother.
Enjoy yourself.
I'll cook kebabs for you.
OK?
OK.
Have fun.
2 kg of grilled lamb chops, please.
Kebabs are the signature dish of my restaurant.
This BBQ chef is from Hotan, Xinjiang.
This is a special sauce for lamb chops baked in the tandoor oven.
It is a special sauce for grilled gobi lamb chops.
The temperature is high enough.
Let's put the lamb chops into the oven.
Here you are.
Grilled lamb chops are done.
Grilled lamb chops for Table No. 3.
My business is getting better and better.
Our restaurant sells 60 to 70 kg of kebabs every day.
I can earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan (about 4,114 to 5,486 U.S. dollars) a month.
In the future, I plan to open a branch in Ruoqiang to expand my business."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ruoqiang, China.
(XHTV)