Mumbai Food comprises a wide range of exotic traditional cuisines and spicy fast food. The staple diet of the indigenous inhabitants of Mumbai includes cooked rice, curd rice, chapattis, curries, vegetables, pulses and homemade sweets.
The non-vegetarian inhabitants of Mumbai prefer to have fish and other exotic sea foods which are easily available. Coconut is used in most of the dishes of Mumbai. Cashew nuts, peanuts and peanut oil form the major ingredients of cooking pure Maharashtrian cuisine.
The local residents of Mumbai love to savor spicy chaat from the road side food stalls of the city. Bhelpuri, Pav Bhaji, Pani Puri and Vada Pav are some of the delicacies of Mumbai. Popularly referred to as the hamburger of Mumbai, Vada Pav is made up of spicy boiled potatoes smashed in-between small rounded breads. Another delicacy of Mumbai is Pav Bhaji which
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is served with spicy vegetable curry and bread.
In the traditional marriage ceremony of Mumbai, the guests are served food on the banana leaf. Special preparations during weddings comprise varan which is a fried dal, fruit and vegetable salad, vegetable curry, mango chutney and coconut gravy. Sweet dishes of jalebi, mattha, shirkhand and buttermilk with salt are some of the popular sweet dishes of Mumbai. Paan or vida also form an integral part of the special menu during weddings.
Puran Poli, Chikki and Shiran are some of the special food of Mumbai that are prepared with great enthusiasm during special religious and festive occasions. The local inhabitants of Mumbai are fond of drinking wine and beer that helps them to regain fresh energy and vigor.
Mumbai food includes several indigenous as well as continental dishes that add to the cosmopolitan character of the city.
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