Bombay duck Bombay duck The Bombay duck or bummalo ("Harpadon nehereus"), is a lizardfish. Adults may reach a maximum length of 40 cm, but the usual size is around 25 cm. The origin of the term "Bombay duck" is uncertain. One popular etymology relates to railways. When the rail links started on the Indian subcontinent, people from eastern Bengal were made aware of the great availability of the locally prized fish on India's western coasts and began importing them by the railways. Since the smell of the dried fish was overpowering, its transportation was later consigned to the mail train; the Bombay
Indian cuisine prevalent. During summer, Maharashtrians consume "panha", a drink made from raw mango. Malwani cuisine is a specialty of the tropical area which spans from the shore of Deogad Malwan to the southern Maharashtrian border with Goa. The unique taste and flavor of Malwani cuisine comes from Malwani" masala" and use of coconut and "kokam". The staple foods are rice and fish. Various kinds of red and green fish, prawns, crab, and shellfish curries (also called "mashacha sar" in the Malwani language) are well known, along with "kombadi" (chicken) "wade" and mutton prepared Malwani style. "Mohari" mutton is also one of