Burmese Recipes & Cookbooks

Burma, which is officially known as the "Union of Myanmar" is the largest country of Southeast Asia, and borders Bangladesh, China, India, and Thailand, as well as a long coastline along the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.

Burmese cuisine tends to be heavily influenced by that of its neighbors. It includes dishes inspired by Chinese cuisine and Indian cuisine, as well dishes created with Burma.

Some popular Burmese recipes and dishes include:

Halawa - Based on Indian cuisine's halwa, this dish is made from sticky rice, coconut milk and butter.
Meeshei - Rice noodles with chicken or pork, bean sprouts, and rice flour fritters. Soy sauce, chili, coriander, garlic and other spices, as well as crispy fried onions, are used to garnish the dish.
Mohinga - Rice vermicelli in frish borth with onions and banana-stem. It is flavored with garlic, ginger and lemon grass, and is served with boiled eggs, fried fish cake (nga hpe) and fritters (akyaw). Mohinga is considered by many to be the national dish of Burma.
Pao-see - Steamed buns containing egg, pork or sweet bean paste. They are the Burmese version of Chinese cuisine's bao.
Papaya salad
Samusa - The Burmese version of Indian cuisine's samosa. It usually contains mutton and onions, and is served with green chilis, lime and mint.
Si gyet hkauk swe - Flat wheat noodles with duck or pork, garlic, spring onions and soy sauce.
Thingyan rice - Rice with mango salad.

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