The characteristics of Burmese food are sour and spicy. Although it looks very similar to Thai food, it lacks the overbearing feeling of Thai food in the mouth. Although it is also sour and spicy, it is generally subtle. And it has a much richer aftertaste.
Although Myanmar is a small country, more than a hundred ethnic groups live here. The fusion of ethnic groups makes Myanmar cuisine as rich and colorful as Myanmar culture.
Myanmar is a tropical country with an average temperature of about 40 degrees Celsius. However, Myanmar people are very keen on all kinds of A JIOU, which is fried food. In our society that promotes green food, fried food seems to be classified as the most junk food, but in Myanmar, both men and women, old and young, like to eat these fried things very much. There are various types of Myanmar's (A JIOU), such as: fried potatoes, fried corn, fried peanuts, fried beans, fried onions, fried bananas, fried gourds, fried shrimps, etc. Myanmar's fried food and the preparation method of China It’s not the same. They like to mix these things with flour and fry them in a pan with various Burmese spices. The aroma is so fragrant that people can’t help themselves. Myanmar’s fried food is the most unique local specialty! A kind of snack. Fragrant fried food, mixed with their special sauce, you can only taste it in Myanmar.
Fish soup noodle is also one of the more unique snacks in Myanmar! 1. In Mandalay, "Golden Crafts" Fish Soup Noodles is the most delicious. There are now several branches in Mandalay, especially the ones near 73rd Street and the Imperial City. There are many kinds of rice noodles, the most authentic of which is said to be Kachin fish soup noodles (GE YIN MONG HINA)
In addition, it turns out that our favorite Tomyam is not actually from Thailand. "Original product", on the contrary, Tomyam is originally a Burmese delicacy, and its "origin" is in Sham. Sham is a place in northern Myanmar. The characteristics of local food focus on sour and sweet, and Tomyam means sweet and sour.
Although curry is cooked in traditional Burmese cooking, coconut milk is not used in dishes because coconut milk contains cholesterol and eating too much is bad for health.
Because the Chinese in Myanmar are more likely to use it. Therefore, in Myanmar, especially in Mandalay, you can taste a lot of Chinese-style snacks. Among these snacks, Yunnan’s spicy dishes are the most famous. Mandalay's 73rd Street and 34th Street Chinatown have the most spicy dishes. Most of the restaurants are owned by Chinese living in Myanmar, mainly from Yunnan. Since the Burmese people love spicy food, there are many restaurants there. There are also many people in Yunnan, so when night falls, the business of these stores is the most prosperous.