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BOMBAY DUCK | UPPERCRUST FOOD

Bombil

The Poor

Man’s Food

Considered to be so,
because what’s cheap
can’t be good, right! And
Bombay Duck is almost
the cheapest of fish. But we
can assure you, it is food
rich in taste and for the
discerning few!

Text & Photographs:
Farzana Contractor

t doesn’t go quack, quack, for sure. But
I am surprised at the number of people
Iwho still don’t know that Bombay
Duck is a fish. And very inexpensive at
that. One can buy it throughout the year,
even during the monsoons since it is not
fished in deep sea, but just off shore, in
shallow, muddy waters along the coast
using just trawl nets.

Sukha bombil

Bombil soaked in salt water

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