10 “memorable” street foods of Yangon cuisine

Jul, 01

by Myanmar Private Tour - Team

Walking around Yangon center city, visitors will have chances to enjoy a lot of delicious street foods in Myanmar: Nan Gyi Thoke, Kauknyintok, Koh Puo hay Bein Mont, ...

E Kyar Kway

E Kya Kway is the most favorite breakfast of Burmese made of fried rice flour, which looks quite similar to roast in Vietnam. This dish is usually dipped in coffee or tea, or can also be served with fish soup and noodle dishes Mohinga.

E Kyar Kway

E Kyar Kway

Roti

As a country located between India and China, Myanmar is also under these two countries’ influence on culture, tradition, and cuisine. And this Roti is one of these influences. This dish is a flatbread from India, made from different types of fat such as butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and flour.

Roti in Yangon Myanmar

Roti in Yangon Myanmar

Nan Gyi Thoke

Nan Gyi Thoke is a take salad dish in Burmese cuisine made with thick round rice noodles mixed with specifically prepared chicken curry. It has equated to a Burmese version of spaghetti.

Nan Gyi Thoke

Nan Gyi Thoke

The dish is often garnished with toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chilies, crispy noodles, slices of hard-boiled egg, and zested with lime or lemon.

Samosa salad (Samosa Thoke)

This salad is the main dish in Burmese cuisine. There are many flavors as well as ingredients for this dish; basically, it is made of chopped samosa (fried triangle bread with potato, turmeric, and bean inside), chickpea, cabbages, shallot, and tomatoes. Moreover, if we mix this dish with some peppermint leaves, coriander, and a squeeze of lime, this dish will become tastier.

Samosa salad (Samosa Thoke)

Samosa salad (Samosa Thoke)

Koh Pieh

This is a type of cake made from glutinous rice, covered with sesame, and served with a little grated coconut, salt as well as pepper. This unique flavor ensures an impressive experience for tourists on Myanmar tours.

Koh Pieh

Koh Pieh

Koh Puo

Koh Puo cake is made from glutinous black or white rice and grilled over charcoal. his dish is served with syrup made from jaggery.

Koh Puo

Koh Puo

Mont Lone Yay Paw

Mont Lone Yay Paw is the traditional favorite pudding in Yangon and is always served at Thingyan Festival. This cake looks like Tangyuan cake in China or Mochi in Japan. Basically, this pudding is made from glutinous rice flour, grated coconut, and wrapped in banana leaves.

Mont Lone Yay Paw

Mont Lone Yay Paw

Kauknyintok

Kauknyintok is knowns as a kind of snack made from banana, coconut, and sugar and then covered with a layer of sticky rice fragrant.

Kauknyintok

Kauknyintok

Bein Mont

This is a fried cake, which is very famous and sold in the afternoon on Yangon streets. This delicious cake’s ingredients include glutinous rice flour, sliced fresh coconut, and almonds.

Bein Mont

Bein Mont

Dosa

As a kind of pancake made from fermented rice flour originating from South India, Dosa is always used mainly for breakfast and sold in most of the restaurants on the streets of Yangon. Besides, this dish is very popular in some countries, such as Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

Dosa

Dosa

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