Burmese cuisine. What to try:
Myanmar food is unknown for most of us. It has influences from bordering countries like China, India or Thailand but also has a wide range of dishes 100% Burmese, absolutely tasty. Also ethnic Burmese minorities like Mon, Shan, Rakhine and Chin have wonderful and very popular cuisine in the country,. From soups, spicy salads, seafood, superbly delicious meat or sweet and addicting sweet Burmese tea.

 

Here comes some suggestions from locals and travelers:
-I suggest you to try Mazali bud salad (Mazali Poo Thote, in Burmese) while you're in Taunggyi (Shan State). The Myth says that if you eat it on the full moon day, you will obtain medicinal and magical power of the salad. But only on the full moon day. Recommended by Lone Lone
-Nangyi Thohk (Nangyi thoke, Nangyi thohk)- Thick round rice noodles mixed with specifically prepared chicken curry.
-Laphet thohk- It’s a delicious pickled tea leaf salad that is very popular all over Myanmar. It is prepared by mixing different ingredients, depending on the area. I preffer the mix including tea leaves, fried garlic, peas, sesame and peanuts. The texture of the salad is soft and crispy at the same time.
-Shan noodles- It’s probably my favourite Burmese dish. The main ingredients are rice noodle, chicken or pork, onion, garlic, tomato, peanut and soya bean paste.
-Burmese sweet tea (La Pe Yay)- It’ s a very sweet tea in which they mostly add condensed milk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For vegetarians
A useful word for veggies is “tathaló”. If you say this word, you’ re saying that you don’ t want anything that was alive.
Myanmar has many Indian restaurants or indian cuisine in their restaurants so you’ ll find many vegetarian food there. Anawrathta Road is full of Indian restaurants.
19th Street with Mahabandoola Rd is lined with stalls where you pick up a tray, choose your food and they grill it up for you. There is meat and fish but also plenty of vegetables.
 

Myita Yanant- 212 Shwegondaing Road, Yangon.

Marie Min Vegetarian Restaurant- Wide range of vegetarian Indian curries and a selection of pancakes.  The prices are higher than in local Burmese restaurants. Address: 27th Street, Between 74th and 75th Street. Mandalay.

The Moon Vegetarian Restaurant- It’s an open-air restaurant that prepare delicious vegetarian food. It’s probably the most famous veggie restaurant in Myanmar. Located North of Ananda Temple (near the Old Gate), in Old Bagan, Bagan. Mon-Sun: 7.30 am 9.30 pm. +95 9 430 12411 themoonrestaurantbagan@gmail.com
 

Yar Pyi Vegetarian Restaurant- Nyaung U Road, Bagan.
 

7 sisters Restaurant (aka Thirigayhar)- Excelent food, vegetarian-friendly and tasty fruit shakes. 50216, Union Highway,Kalaw.