Bombay Duck (Play on words) ;-)

I thought this tired old mallard needed a bit of colour and spicing up... (with some Indian food) hence the title? That may be lost on some of you lol. My bad attempt at a joke !

But how many of you know that Bombay Duck is not a duck at all, but a fish????


@WIKIPEDIA

The Bombay duck or bummalo is, despite its name, not a duck but a lizardfish. It is native to the waters between Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kutch in the Arabian Sea, and a small number are also found in the Bay of Bengal. Great numbers are also caught in the South China Sea. The fish is often dried and salted before it is consumed, as its meat does not have a distinctive taste of its own. After drying, the odour of the fish is extremely powerful, and it is usually transported in air-tight containers. Fresh fish are usually fried and served as a starter. In Mumbai, Konkan, and the western coastal areas in India, this dish is popularly known as "Bombil fry".