Gefilte Fish to be produced from 1,000 tons of carp

01/08

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Shop owner displays a bass to customer at Mahane Yehuda Market.

02/08

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Fresh carp stored in trays are ready for sale at a Mahane Yehuda Market fish shop.

03/08

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A woman purchases fresh fish at the Mahane Yehuda Market.

04/08

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A certificate of Kashrut issued by the Rabbinate is displayed at store entrance (top right) as workers are busy cleaning fish inside.

05/08

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Fresh carp stored in trays are ready for sale at a Mahane Yehuda Market fish shop.

06/08

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A Jewish religious man, with a yarmulka covering his head, purchases fresh fish at the Mahane Yehuda Market.

07/08

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Customers line up to purchase fresh fish from well-known, David Fish, at the Mahane Yehuda Market, in preparation for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

08/08

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Customers purchase fresh fish at the Mahane Yehuda Market in preparation for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

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Agriculture Ministry estimates more than 1,000 tons of carp will be transformed into Gefilte Fish, a traditional Jewish European dish, patties of deboned, ground, carp, whitefish or pike, and consumed during the upcoming Jewish High Holidays.