Myanmar Traditional Food – Must Try Dishes from the Burmese Cuisine

                              

Like any other culture, food is an integral part of Burmese tradition as well. People from Myanmar love to indulge in food and spend hours preparing and eating a meal. Lunch and dinner here are no small affairs. Myanmar traditional food is wholesome, nutritious and filled with goodness.

Here is a list of top traditional Burmese Cuisines that you must try when in Myanmar:

1.   Samosa Thoke

Thoke means salad. And Burmese salad called Samosa Thoke. The samosa thoke looks similar to the Indian Samosa Chaat, however not entirely. Burmese samosas are called samusas and are smaller than the Indian samosas as well. They are filled with potatoes and chickpea powder. The deep-fried pastries are then dunked in plain Burmese curry and garnished with mint leaves, sliced onions, tomatoes, cabbage, and brown chickpeas. The base dish is not spicy at all

Where to find it?

Samosa Thoke is the most popular type of chaat in the streets of Myanmar. Do try these on the streets of Yangon

2.   Deep fried Burmese Tofu

Another most popular food of Myanmar is deep fried Burmese tofu. It is made out of chickpea flour which makes it all the more unique. This is a deep fried tofu stuffed with fried garlic and garnished with cabbage, cilantro, and lemon juice and fish sauce

Where to find it?

You can try this dish anywhere in Myanmar. However, do try this if you visit Yangon

3.   Laphet Thoke  

Another type of salad is Laphet Thoke which is really popular amongst the locals. Laphet means pickled tea leaves in Burmese and laphet thoke is actually a salad made of pickled/ fermented tea leaves. The fermented tea leaves may not look great to discerning eyes but they taste wonderful once they are converted into amazing salad

Where to find it?

 It is available widely across the country and we had it in Yangon, Ngapali, Mrauk-U, and Bagan. You can find it in restaurants as well as street side stalls

4.   Mohinga  

Mohinga is often synonymous with Myanmar traditional food and is considered to be the Burmese National Dish by many. It’s a rice noodle and fish soup that can have many other ingredients like garlic, onion, ginger, fish paste, eggs, fritters, or cilantro. It is usually eaten for breakfast however can be relished any time of the day

Where Can I find it?

In Myanmar, you can find Mohinga anywhere and everywhere. Downtown Yangon is especially famous with a number of stalls specializing in Mohinga variants

5.   Fried Shrimps

Fried shrimps are another tasty street side snack. We found them quite abundantly on the streets and in front of temples in Bagan. There are other huge plates on which fried shrimps, fried shrimps in batter and fried fish were stacked high, one beside the other

Where Can I find it?

You will find fried shrimps on the streets of Myanmar

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