Myanmar
Pickled Tea Leaf Salad
လက်ဖက်သုပ်
Fermented tea leaves tossed with fried garlic, peanuts, roasted sesame, split peas, dried shrimp, tomato and green chilli.
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Pork Curry
ဝက်သားစီပြန်
Pork belly braised slowly with onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and chilli in peanut oil until the oil separates and floats clear on top.
Myanmar
Pork Offal Skewers
ဝက်သားတုပ်ထိုး
Pork offal, ears, intestine and blood cake simmered on skewers in a dark broth, dipped in sweet-savoury sauce and eaten standing at the cart.
Rakhine State, Myanmar
Rakhine Mont Di
မုန့်တီ
Rakhine round rice noodles with a fiery fish broth or a dry chilli dressing, finished with fish paste, coriander and a heavy hand of ground chilli.
Myanmar
Rice Congee
ဆန်ပြုတ်
Loose rice porridge simmered with chicken or fish, ginger and coriander — the standard food for the ill, for children and for late-night eating.
Myanmar
Rice Wine
ခေါင်ရည်
Glutinous rice fermented with a yeast starter into a cloudy, sweet-sour drink, made in the Shan, Kachin and Chin hills.
Rakhine State, Myanmar
Saw Hlaing Mont
စောလှိုင်မုန့်
Rakhine cake of millet or glutinous rice flour with coconut and jaggery, baked over coals until the top browns and the inside stays chewy.
Myanmar
Semolina Cake
ဆနွင်းမကင်း
Semolina baked with coconut milk, butter, sugar and egg into a dense, slightly gritty cake, topped with poppy or sesame seed and cut into diamonds.
Shan, Myanmar
Shan Noodles
ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ
Flat rice noodles with marinated minced chicken or pork, garlic oil, pickled mustard greens and crushed peanut, served dry or in a light broth.
Shan, Myanmar
Shan Tofu Salad
ရှမ်းတိုဟူးသုပ်
Set chickpea-flour tofu cut into strips and tossed with garlic oil, chilli, roasted peanut, coriander and tamarind.
Myanmar
Shwe Yin Aye
ရွှေရင်အေး
Coconut milk over shaved ice with agar jelly strips, tapioca pearls, sago, sticky rice and a slice of bread floating on top.
Myanmar
Steamed Hilsa
ငါးသလောက်ပေါင်း
Hilsa fish pressure-steamed for hours with tomato and spices until its many fine bones soften enough to eat whole.
Myanmar
Steamed Leaf Parcels
ငါးပေါင်းထုပ်
Prawns, fish or vegetables mixed with rice flour and spices, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed into a dense savoury parcel.
Myanmar
Steamed Rice Cake
ပေါင်းမုန့်
Rice-flour batter steamed in small cups until it puffs and cracks open, eaten plain or with sugar and coconut.
Myanmar
Stewed Bananas
ငှက်ပျောပေါင်း
Bananas stewed in coconut milk or milk with sugar and sago until they collapse into a thick sweet pudding.
Myanmar
Sticky Rice with Turmeric
ဆီထမင်း
Glutinous rice cooked with turmeric, onion and a generous quantity of peanut oil, pressed into a slab and eaten with fried onion, sesame and dried fish floss.
Myanmar
Stink Bean
ဒညင်းသီး
Flat green seeds from the danyin tree, boiled or grilled in the pod, split open and eaten with sesame oil, salt and chilli.
Mandalay, Myanmar
Thick Rice Noodle Salad
နန်းကြီးသုပ်
Fat round rice noodles tossed by hand with chicken curry, chickpea flour, fish cake slices, roasted chilli oil, onion and lime until every strand is coated.
Shan, Myanmar
Warm Shan Tofu
တိုဟူးနွေး
Split-pea flour cooked into a warm, loose custard and ladled over rice noodles with chilli oil, garlic and pickled vegetables.
Myanmar
Wheat Noodle Salad
ခေါက်ဆွဲသုပ်
Boiled wheat noodles dressed with chickpea flour, tamarind, chilli oil, fried onion, cabbage and dried shrimp.