Considered to be a crossroads between many cultures and cuisines, Malaysia has a diverse and intriguing gastronomic background with exquisite cuisine. Thanks to its multiculture, Myanmar cuisine is influenced by many cultures such as Thailand, Chinese, Indian cuisine, etc. Therefore, Myanmar dishes are also richer, with distinct flavors, blend together in a very harmonious way. All of these things create various features for traditional dishes.
Shan Rice
Known by another name Nga Htamin, in Vietnamese, it is rice with fish, this dish of Shan (a ethnic minority in Myanmar) becomes a perfect choice of travelers during the trip to Myanmar.
The binder rice is cooked with turmeric water and served with freshwater fish by spraying the fragrant garlic oil and spices such as garlic, chili, pepper. This is the typical dish for people who love spicy dishes.
Curry
As the name of this dish, curry is the main raw material, but you can choose to eat together with pork, beef, lamb or seafood.
In Curry restaurants for Muslims, this dish is served with salad, vegetables, and beans.
It is very interesting to enjoy a curry diet in Myanmar because you will get the traditional dessert of Myanmar consisting of macerated tea leaves and types of grains in a lacquer tray.
Salad of tea leaves
One of the delicious and special dishes is Lephet – fermented tea leaves. These tea leaves are used to prepare salads served with rice for or for snacks or appetizers.
The sour tea leaves are mixed with chopped cabbage, tomato slices, bean types, garlic oil and spicy long pepper.
Vermicelli from Nan Gyi Thohk
It’s a dish like the spaghetti version in Myanmar. It includes dry rice noodles mixed with special chicken curry and sauce. This dish is tasted with eggs, sliced fish and bean sprouts. In addition, users can add lemon to create the sour flavor.
Shan vermicelli with tofu
This traditional Myanmar noodle dish attracts travelers with yellow noodles, sweet and fatty broth, and tofu slices produced from lentils and green beans.
