But their precision and efficiency has been a case study for management students as well as gained acknowledgment from Prince Charles, Richard Branson among many others.
5) The duck that isn't a duck
Mumbai is defined by the sea. The original community of Koli fishermen still ply their trade at Sassoon Dock, laying out racks of prized Bombay duck to dry in the blistering sun. "Bombay duck" is not in fact, a waterfowl, but a foot-long, slimy-looking fish, more accurately known as bombil.
The dried, salted fish are fried and served whole, and have an alternately crisp and mushy texture, reminiscent of the best soft-shell crab. Not a smell or favor to everyone's taste buds, but those who like it can't get enought of it.
4) True Indian Food...
For all that the world knows about Indian cuisine, it's as if, say, Italian food were still defined by spaghetti and meatballs. Restaurants outside India tend to serve only Mughlai food from the north: curries, kebabs, naan, you know the drill. Even in India, places catering to tourists usually stick to the tested northern formula.
Mumbai is a resounding exception. While it lies in the state of Maharashtra where you'd expect to sample Maharashtrian Cuisine everywhere, but you'll find Mumbai restaurants serving regional dishes from across the country—Goan food, Kerala seafood, Hyderabadi Biryani, Rajasthani cuisine, Mughlai Cusine to Chaat and South Indian Dosas. Mumbai truly dishes up the best sampling of Indian Cuisine.
3) The World's Largest and Most Expensive Residence as well as the Largest Slum in Asia in the same city....
Talk about extremes. Mumbai houses (pun intended) the World's Largest and Most Expensive Residence estimated at close to $2 billion. Yes, you read right that's BILLON and not million. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance and India's Richest Resident is building himself the world's most expensive home called- 'Antilia Residence' which is near completion in downtown Mumbai.
But while the city is said to have more millionaires per square mile than Manhattan in the United States, 55% of Mumbai's population lives in slums and it also has the distinction of housing Asia’s largest slum Dharavi.
2) Shopping in the streets of Mumbai...
Mumbai's streets, corners and pavements are lined with shops and virtually everything is available in its bazaars and markets. It's one of those rare cities where you can buy some of the most expensive designer brands at plush-looking shops like Pierre Cardin and Louis Vitton and just a stone's throw away you can buy cheap knock offs of the same and more at a cheap roadside bazaar.
From Colaba Causeway to Chor Bazaar there are shoe shops galore selling everything under the sun from food stuff, handicrafts, faux jewelry, silver jewelry, export over runs to shoes, bags and apparel there’s something for everyone.
1) It's Bizarre Names...
Of the 5 major tongues and Indian languages (English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Urdu) and countless dialects the people of this cosmopolitan city speak, Mumbai happens to have the most Bizarre names of areas and roads across the city. They probably came about from a mix of tongues along with the lousy British pronunciation but mean absolutely nothing today.
They just sound cool. Mumbai is made up by these weird and evocative names like Apollo Bunder which sounds like a colossal mistake to Byculla something that may have come from the word Bicycles to Breach Candy, Matunga, Dombivali, Vile Parle…there’s no making sense of any of them and the list goes on.
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