Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Brains in Bombay

bombay mumbai lamb brains iran restaurant

After a month of easy village living in the South of India, we took a break from the yoga routine and went up for a wild weekend in Bombay (Mumbai). There we ran into our friends in the Smirnoff Ten, and checked out a new music club called Blue Frog. In the club's brochure, the chef claims to be knowledgeable about "obscure meats" but we didn't see any on the menu.

bombay mumbai lamb brains iran restaurant

We were told that lamb brains were on menus all over the city, so after a long walk among the grand colonial buildings of Colaba, we stepped into an Iranian restaurant north of Victoria Terminal, called, simply, "Iran Like Restaurant," with Pepsi/7UP as a sign sponsor. Sure enough, fried lamb brains was listed as a special.

bombay mumbai lamb brains iran restaurant

The manager recommended the brain masala fry with a side of roti bread, and an order of sweet chai to wash it down with. Everything was matter-of-fact, and I didn't attract stares or smiles as a foreigner ordering something "weird", as often happens in China.

The lamb brains were soft and delicate like silken tofu, and soaked up the curry sauce perfectly. They were white in color, unlike the pink pig brains we ate before. We haven't been fond of animal brains thus far, but we really liked these, and even ordered them again a few days later. The soft smooth texture and neutral flavor compliment the spicy masala.

bombay mumbai lamb brains iran restaurant

Iran Like Restaurant
69/73, Palton Road, Opp. J.J. School of Arts
Besides New Haj House, Mumbai 400001

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7 Comments:

At Wednesday, 26 March, 2008, Anonymous BuyFakeFood.net said...

its seems weird they would pair the brains with prawns on the menu... i dont see the connection.

 
At Saturday, 05 April, 2008, Anonymous michelle @ TNS said...

whoa.

more power to you and your brain masala-eating!

 
At Wednesday, 07 May, 2008, Anonymous Fasaani said...

I instantly thought the connection with brain and prawn was a word play on brains & brawn :D

 
At Wednesday, 02 July, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm really impressed with the way you've described the taste and texture of the brain through all the massala. Perhaps you'd also enjoy eating a brain sandwich :) we eat it quite frequently in Iran. It's just french baguette, brain, tomatos and gherkins!

 
At Tuesday, 09 September, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At Sunday, 08 November, 2009, Blogger دکتر فاوست said...

if you liked lamp brain you should try " Kale Pache" too. it's a traditional breakfast in Iran. although we eat it only on or two time in a year.
here's some link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kombizz/2553259579/
http://tehranlife.blogspot.com/2006/04/thanks-but-i-think-ill-pass.html
do not let the pictures fool you. it's very delicious.

 
At Saturday, 21 November, 2009, Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you liked the lamb brain, try the lamb foot. It is considered a delicacy in the south of India where my 'rents are from. (my family hates it, but i love it and it is a constant source of arguement over the dinner table)

 

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