Bombay duck that the fish can still be dried in the open air, but has to be packed in an "EC approved" packing station. A Birmingham wholesale merchant located a packing source in Mumbai, and the product became available again. Bombay duck is available fresh in Canada in cities with large Indian populations, such as Toronto and Montreal, and is generally known as "bumla". Although mainly popular with Indians from Bengal, southern Gujarat, coastal Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka, it is increasingly consumed by the other South Asian populations, Bangladeshis in particular. Bombay duck The Bombay duck or bummalo ("Harpadon nehereus"), is a
Indian cuisine the distinct delicacies of Malwani cuisine. A large variety of fish is available in the region, which include "surmai, karali, bangada, bombil"(Bombay duck), "paplet" (pompret), "halwa, tarali, suandale, kolambi" (prawns), "tisari" (shell fish), "kalwa" (stone fish) and "kurli" (crab). All these fish are available in dried form, including prawns, which are known as "sode". Local curries and "chatanis" are also prepared with dried fish. Different types of rice breads and pancakes add to the variety of Malwani cuisine and include "tandlachi bhakari, ghawane, amboli, patole, appe, tandalachi" and "shavai" (rice noodles). These rice breads can be eaten specially flavored with