Zubin Mehta talks of Parsi food, his childhood
and his continuing musical journey
Mehroo Kotval
"There’s only one food,” responds maestro Zubin Mehta to Dr Jehangir Sorabjee’s question about which is his preferred cuisine. And what would be a Parsi lunch menu? Without a pause he tops his choice with "Parsi cutlets to start with, with tamota ni gravy, pachhi kolmi no tatrelo patio (then a spicy prawn gravy), dhansak with good kababs — deep fried.” The Parsi foodie acknowledged that the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel gave him a mean akuri (spiced scrambled eggs) that morning of April 16, 2016 for breakfast after he had indicated how many chilies he wanted the previous day. He......