The cuisine of Myanmar - Asia
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The foods of Myanmar
Myanmar’s diverse cuisine is influenced by the country’s geography and rich cultural diversity. The food is characterised by a wide range of curries, noodles, soups and salads.Curries
make up a significant portionof Myanmar cuisine. There aredifferent styles of curries in Myanmar.Burmese curries tend to me madewith a lot of oil whereas Kachincurries are often prepared withoutany oil.Noodles are used in a variety of disheslike soups and salads; they are usuallyboiled, but can also be fried.Noodles
are used in a variety of disheslike soups and salads; they are usuallyboiled, but can also be fried. Rice
The main staple of Myanmar cuisine isrice. Rice accounts for 43% ofagricultural production, enabled by thecountry's climate. Though rice iscommonly eaten plain, variationsinclude fried rice, Myanmar-stylebiryani, and glutinous “sticky” rice.Soups
A diverse range of soups are consumedacross Myanmar, either as a main dish orside dish. One of the most popular isMohinga, a fish based noodle soup.Salads
are often consumed as snacks orside dishes.Laphet thoke is a salad typically made fromfermented tea leaves, yellow split peas,toasted sesame seeds, peanuts, driedshrimp, chili.
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