Myanmar Recipes
Where the national dish is breakfast noodle soup. Not sure what to eat in Myanmar? Start with Burmese Chicken Curry, Lahpet Thoke, Sanwin Makin and Mohinga. Here are 8 authentic Myanmar recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
MohingaYangon, Myanmar · medium · 1 h 5 minMyanmar’s national breakfast: rice noodles in a lemongrass-catfish broth thickened with toasted chickpea flour.
Mohinga Burmese Chicken CurryYangon, Myanmar · medium · 1 h 15 minChicken slow-cooked in an oil-rich onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric masala until deeply savory.
Lahpet ThokeYangon, Myanmar · easy · 30 minA tea-leaf salad of fermented tea, crunchy fried beans, nuts, and seeds tossed with cabbage and lime, Myanmar's national treasure.
Sanwin MakinYangon, Myanmar · easy · 1 h 5 minA dense semolina and coconut cake topped with poppy seeds, a much-loved Burmese teatime sweet.
Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe)Yangon, Myanmar · easy · 45 minSoft rice noodles tossed with a savoury tomato-chicken sauce and topped with crushed peanuts, pickled mustard greens, and herbs, from Myanmar's Shan State.
Ohn No Khauk Swe (Coconut Chicken Noodles)Yangon, Myanmar · medium · 1 hWheat noodles in a pale, gently rich coconut-and-chicken broth thickened with chickpea flour, finished with egg, lime, and crisp fried noodles.
Baya Kyaw (Burmese Split Pea Fritters)Yangon, Myanmar · easy · 8 h 45 minCrunchy little fritters of soaked yellow split peas, half ground smooth and half coarse, with onion, chilli, coriander and turmeric, served hot with a tamarind dip.
Balachaung (Burmese Crispy Dried Shrimp and Shallot Relish)Yangon, Myanmar · medium · 1 hPounded dried shrimp fried with crisp shallots, garlic, turmeric, chilli, shrimp paste and a little tamarind until dry, crunchy and deep amber, spooned over rice at almost every Burmese meal.
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