Category: Culture and History

MYANMAR FOOD WRAPPED BANANAS (KYAUKNYINTOK) Ingredients 1 ½ cups raw glutinous rice 1 large or 1 ½ pounds grated coconut 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 15 banana leaves. about 6 square inch each 4-8 ripe bananas 2 tablespoons sesame seeds How to cook Wash and soak glutinous rice in water overnight. Continue on following […]

MYANMAR FOOD WRAPPED BANANAS (KYAUKNYINTOK) Ingredients 1 ½ cups raw glutinous rice 1 large or 1 ½ pounds grated coconut 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 15 banana leaves. about 6 square inch each 4-8 ripe bananas 2 tablespoons sesame seeds How to cook Wash and soak glutinous rice in water overnight. Continue on following […]

Ingredients 2 medium potatoes 1/2 cup diced salt fish 3/4 cup diced green beans 2 teaspoons dried garlic chips 3/4 cup sprigged cauliflower 1 ½ cups onion. chopped finely 1 medium eggplant Large pinch turmeric 3/4 cup cut okra 1/2 cup oil 3 medium tomatoes. fairly green 1 teaspoon ginger powder 2 green chilies 1 […]

Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons minced garlic Large pinch turmeric 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes 4 green chilies 2 teaspoons or less shrimp paste Salt to taste 1/3 cup oil 1 small bunch coriander leaves How to cook Chop onion and garlic finely. Skin and chop tomatoes. Soak […]

Ingredients Five tomatoes – washed ¼ cup – sliced garlic 1 cup – sliced onions ½ tsp – salt ½ cup – shrimp sauce 1½ tbsp – sesame seeds. roasted ½ cup – crushed pea nuts. roasted 2 cups – water 1 cup – oil – for frying garlic and some onions How to prepare […]

Ingredients 30 – stringbeans – washed ¼ cup – sliced garlic ½ cup – sliced onions ½ tsp – salt ½ cup – shrimp sauce 1½ tbsp – sesame seeds. roasted ½ cup – crushed pea nuts. roasted 5 cups – water 1 cup – oil – for frying garlic and some onions How to […]

As is natural each fish best produces when it is cooked in a certain way. or fora certain dish. Ngakhu and Ngagyi are best to make fish soup for mohinga. Likewise ngabat is best for stir-cooking. Ingredients 800g ngabat 240g oil 1 teaspoon Chili powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1.5 cm ginger to be pounded […]

Steamed Glutinous Rice is well-known as Kauk Hnyin Paung in Myanmar. The seventh lunar month of Thadingyut (October) is a month of many events. It is the time when the South-West monsoon started to say good-bye to our country after delivering precious pearly showers of rain to our 22 million acres of land under cultivation […]