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In the coastal Konkan region, rice is the traditional staple food. Wet coconut and coconut milk are used in many dishes. Marathi communities indigenous to Mumbai and North Konkan have their own distinct cuisine. [note 1] In South Konkan, near Malvan, another independent cuisine developed called Malvani cuisine, which is predominantly non ...
Mumbai is popular for its roadside food stalls, but it also has many swanky and high-end restaurants and pubs like Wasabi, Indigo, The Zodiac Grill, Aer, etc. Mumbai's culinary diversity draws many people for the experience. It is very common for one to know Mumbai as a street food hotspot as it provides
Mumbai's street food has made its way into kitchens of restaurants in the city, including five star hotels. [3] [27] [28] In fact, restaurants in various parts of the world have incorporated Mumbai's street food into their menu cards. [24] [29] Homegrown fast food companies that serve street food in Mumbai have been launched in recent years. [30]
Pav bhaji, Paw bhaji or Pao bhaji (Marathi : पाव भाजी pāʋ bhājī) is a main course staple food of Mumbai, India consisting of a thick spicy vegetable curry (bhaji) served with a soft buttered bread roll (pav). It originated in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. [1] [2]
There are over 20,000 stalls selling vada pav in Mumbai. [15] Mumbai alone has many variations of the food based on the locality. [11] Large fast food restaurant chains such as Kunjvihar Jumbo King in Mulund and Goli Vada Pav also primarily serve vada pav. [11] [16] Outside of Mumbai, a variant of vada pav is pav vada which is famous in Nashik.
A dabbawala (also spelled dabbawalla or dabbawallah, called tiffin wallah in older sources) is a worker who delivers hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work in India, especially in Mumbai. The dabbawalas constitute a lunchbox delivery and return system for workers in Mumbai.
The Mumbai recipe has spread to most parts of India, where it has been modified to suit local food availability. Dry bhel is made from bhadang, a spicy namkeen (snack) from Western Maharashtra, and is consumed after garnishing with onions, coriander and lemon juice. [6]
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.