destionation of Myanmar
Food & Drinks
Local cuisine
As an amazing blend-up of Bamar, Mon, Thai, Indian and Chinese, Burmese local cuisine represents a lot of culinary highlights. Rice never leaves Burmese’s tables. It’s often eaten along with fish, chicken, prawns or mutton. Curry-based cooking Burmese food goes easier in chilli using, instead, turmeric, ginger, garlic and onions are used more often in their recipes. Foot-legged animals are rarely seen in restaurants, for religionary reasons: Hindus and Buddhists find beef offensive, while nat loathes pork.
Side dish is lentil soup with a bunch of Indian style flavors. The finish dish, la-hpeq dhouq , might look repellently scary with the whole booming mass of leaves, sesame seeds and shrimps. To all the food in Myanmar, does this rule apply: once get beyond your fear, everything is endearing.
Fruits
Avocados, banana, grapefruit, jackfruit, lychee, mango, pomelo, papaya… okay, this is the alphabetical shopping list for tropical fruits in Myanmar. Regional favorites are depending in seasons and areas, always fresh and cheap, per se.
Drinks
International brands like Tiger, ABC Stout, Singha and Beck can be found in Myanmar, but it wouldn’t hurt to try some local specials, right ? People tap out toddy juice from the palms, and it takes overnight for the nonalcoholic stuff to naturally turn into a weakly beer-like strength. This milk drink lures locals with its nutty aroma and slightly sour flavour, same to you.
Fruit juice and fruit-flavour liquor are also nice choices of drinks. Chinese teashops serve you something different. Drinking in a riverside open bar can be pleasant.
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La Libellude
Inle Lake , Myanmar
Walk across the bridge and turn left to reach this restaurant just across the canal. La Libellude is an ideal place to sit in the late afternoon and watch canal life float by while enjoying a sandwich, a salad, a shake or delicious apple tart. The town seem...... More
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Miss Nyaungshew Restaurant
Inle Lake , Myanmar
The usual Chinese and Bamar curries, plus pancakes and pasta dishes are served here. Miss Nyaungshew Restaurant has a nice outdoor patio and a selection of bottled beers. The town seems to be reaching saturation point in terms of pancake and pasta joints, tho...... More
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Golden Kite Restaurant
Inle Lake , Myanmar
This is the reigning king of pasta and pancake joints. Omelettes, fruit shakes and a vegetarian version of its delicious tagliatelle are also on offer. Most of the staff speak excellent English and are familiar with foreign travellers' tastes. Tables are s...... More
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Beer Stations
Mandalay , Myanmar
Mandalay doesn't have pubs and bars. A couple of buzzing eating places good to sit over a beer are the barbecue restaurants on 30th St, and the Nylon Ice Cream Bar downtown.Hotel-wise, the Gem Club and Kipling's Loung at the Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel ...... More
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Marie-Min Vegetarian Restaurant
Mandalay , Myanmar
Run by a smiling Indian Catholic family, this traveller-oriented restaurant serves all veggie meals(the sign out the front says, be kind to animals by ont eating them). The tasty lassis are made with purified water. Also there are plenty of chapati meals and w...... More
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