Pounded Dishes

There is a set of kitchen equipment which the Myanmar housewife can not do without. It is the set of pestle and mortar for the pounding of food. The pestle and mortar come made of three different materials. The basic set used in heavy work when the ingredient has to be thoroughly pounded is the […]

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Potato Salad

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups potato. boiled and sliced 4 to 5 tablespoons tamarind 1 large onion. sliced juice. thick 3 green chilies 3 tablespoons cooked oil 4 sprigs mint Salt to taste 2 tablespoons roasted gram flour 1/2 cup fried onion How to cook Slice potatoes to less than 1/4-inch thickness. Soak sliced onion in […]

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Popular Fish Curry

Myanmar people living with a coastline that is one thousand four hundred miles long. where the sea washes the beaches of five states and divisions and teems with luscious lobsters. delicious red snappers. pomfret of singular pleasure. and squid of exotic texture. should be expected to love seafood. Yet it is otherwise. Why? It is […]

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Plain Rice

There are mainly two ways to cook plain rice. (1) COOKING THE MYANMAR WAY First take the amount of rice to cook and for how many persons. Wash rice thoroughly. After washing. put water until the top of the pot. but not so full. Switch on the stove and let the water boil. Be careful […]

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Ohnno Kaukswe

WHEAT NOODLE IN COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP ( OHNNO KAUKSWE) Ingredients 2 lb chicken 5 teaspoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chily powder 1 teaspoon oil 1 piece coconut (50 gm of thick coconut milk) 3 boiled eggs 1 lb onion 10 teaspoon pea powder 3 lb wheat noodle How to cook Chop chicken. […]

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Noodle with corn starch

Myanmar Food NOODLES IN CORN STARCH SOUP (KAU YAY KAUKSWEL) Ingredients Dried Noodles 1 ½ lbs Chicken (white meat) 2 lbs Bean sprouts 6 ounces Celery 2/3 sprigs Duck/Chicken eggs 3 Corn starch 3 ounces A dash of pepper Salt To taste Soya bean sauce-do Ginger ½ ounce Garlic (raw) 5 cloves Garlic (fried) 5 […]

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Myanmar Spices and Seasoning

Myanmar lies in a zone of the world historically famous for the spices and seasoning which add so much zest and flavour to the food. Other countries may use these fragrant and aromatic leaves. roots and barks as condiments. but here. in their place of origin they are used tactically for their medicinal properties. In […]

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Montelone Yaypaw

MYANMAR FOOD MONTE LONE YAY PAW Rice Dumpling (or) Myanmar Traditional Rice Balls Floating in water Ingredients glutinous rice – 800 g rice – 200g clean palm sugar – 400g a medium-sized coconut – 1 banana leaves – a few How to cook Clean dust. tiny stones and sand from the glutinous rice. Wash the […]

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Mohingar

Pundits say that the world is at the dawn of a New Golden Age of travel. Growing affluence and leisure of the middle class not only in Europe but also in Asia. combined to spur the travel itch. thus opening further new frontiers for travel.   Jet-set tourists. tired of the familiar venues. stereotyped bland […]

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Mezali bud salad

Myanmar Traditional Herbal Panacea Mezali tree is a medicinal tree which Myanmar herbalists enlist in their treatises on herbal medicine as a panacea for diseases of stomach because of its slightly bitter taste and curative properties. This leafy and flowery tree grows wild in any part of the country. Its tender leaves and flower buds […]

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