Yeh hai Mumbai, meri jaan! Just like the people, culture and everything else about this city, the food has it’s own unique flavor.
Panipuri
No article about Bombay-centric food can start without pani-puri.These fried spheres of goodness are stuffed with spiced potatoes and lentils, dipped in a sweet tamarind paste, and finished with a spicy green liquid concoction, before being served to you one at a time. It sounds complicated and messy, and you're pretty likely to choke at some point of the other, but it's all worth it when the first one breaks inside your mouth. The ultimate Bambaiyya bliss.
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Pav Bhaaji
Soft buttery bread, crisped to perfection with copious amounts of butter. Spicy potato-y goodness, with extra butter and cheese on top. Little pieces of onion. A lemon wedge. Fresh coriander on top...
Is that the nearest Shiv Sagar you're speed-dialling? I thought so.
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Sizzlers
Created by Firoz Erani in 1963, this dish is essentially an intricate puzzle of food on a small, scorching hot wrought-iron plate. I'm sure that even Joey Tribbiani would have to share his food to actually finish one of these - it's that much food. I mean, fries? Good. Veggies? Good. Meat? Good. Good. Gravy on top? Cheese on top? GOOD.
And not just this, someone managed to apply this idea to dessert too, which spread through Mumbai's restaurants like a forest fire! Sizzling brownie anyone?
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The Veg-Cheese-Grill
Yes, it really is pronounced as one word. These sandwiches can be found outside every college in the city, and is probably tastier than the food at most international food-chains. Usually eaten with green chutney or ketchup, this delicious concoction is often shared between people because of it's size.
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