Taste Local Mumbai Food made by a Local in her Home
Enjoy a private and authentic home-cooked meal with your host Yakuta in her home. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Food has always been a central part of Yakuta’s life as she has been blessed with an incredible culinary lineage. A Bhori Muslim with ancestral roots that trace back to Yemen, she grew up with her cousins and relatives in a cottage in Agripada, the heart of the Muslim area of Mumbai. At the age of 13 she moved to the suburbs with her Bohri mother and Maharashtrian Hindu father. 13 years later she married a Parsi, so she now her cooking is an eclectic mix of Bohri Muslim, Maharashtrian and Parsi traditions. Her passion and love for food guided her to switch professions and start a catering business called Cold Food Company which specializes in dishes that are best enjoyed cold or at room temperature. Yakuta believes that every meal has a story to tell and she looks forward to sharing hers with guests.
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Dinner
What's included in Taste Local Mumbai Food made by a Local in her Home
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Yakuta will prepare a typical Bohri Muslim meal which includes a refreshing kokum sherbet drink (traditional Indian summer cooler great for curing acidity) followed by staple celebratory meal called khuddal palidoo or dal chaval palidoo (lentil rice served with a curry) served with bengan bhartha (roasted eggplant, mashed and cooked with spices) and chana bateta (chickpeas and potato in tamarind sauce) followed by a traditional Bohri dessert called thuli made of sweetened cracked wheat. Yakuta can also offer a typical Parsi meal of mutton sham aak or masonry ma gosh (mutton curry and rice) or saace ni machi (fish cooked in a tangy white sauce). If you are looking for a Maharashtrian meal with a twist then Yakuta is the one! Try her teesrya, shellfish cooked in fresh coconut with greens and pickles.
Inclusions
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Gratuities
- Private home-cooked meal with your host Yakuta
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host Yakuta at her home near the Samudra Mahal Building. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
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Meet your host Yakuta at her home. If you are north bound, It is ahead of the Haji Ali Mosque. Cross the main signal and it is right opposite Samudra Mahal Building. It is in the same building as the famous Copper Chimney Restaurant. Here is the google maps link to the location: https://goo.gl/maps/huXe5xuXscqneNGZ6 Address: 14B Lotus Court, 1st Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Rd, Worli, Mumbai 400 018 You can contact Yakuta at +91 22249 48112 or +91 98205 36252 (cellphone) or via email at [email protected] with any questions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
