The Parsis at Mansion House: A celebration of faith, food and identity

These were by no means the only Parsis in the UK. The first Parsi known to have arrived in Britain came as early as 1724

The 250-year-old Mansion House, the official home of the Lord Mayor of London, is a magnificent Palladian-style building in the centre of the city’s financial district.  Last month, the tantalising fragrances of patra ni machhi (fillet of bass in coconut chutney, wrapped in banana leaf), jardaloo ma gos no palav (pulao of lamb cooked with Hunza apricots), and lagunn nu custard (baked custard flavoured with rose, cardamom and nutmeg drizzled with nuts) pervaded the dining room as Lord Mayor of London, Alastair King, and Karan Bilimoria co-hosted the first ever Zoroastrian Parsi dinner created by celebrated chef and a Parsi