Flavoursome and rich Bombay duck marinated in a beautiful yellow paste and fried in rice batter till crispy. Despite its name, Bombay duck is not a duck but a type of lizardfish.

Despite what the name suggests, Bombay Duck is actually a kind of fish native to the waters between Mumbai and Kutch. And yes, you can pickle that too.

But how do we walk the streets of Mumbai and not even bring up the Bombil Fry or the Bombay Duck Fry? It's as much a part of Mumbai as anything else. Centuries ago, Bombay was nothing but a ...