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🇲🇲 Traditional dishes from Myanmar

3 dishes people actually cook in Myanmar: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Lahpet thoke

30 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Lahpet thoke, a traditional dish from Myanmar

A refreshing Burmese tea leaf salad bursting with flavor.

  • 100 g fermented tea leaves
  • 200 g cooked rice
  • 50 g fried garlic
  • 30 g toasted sesame seeds
  • 30 ml lime juice
  • 20 ml fish sauce
  • 1 tsp chili flakes
  • 30 g coriander leaves
  • 50 g peanuts

Mohinga

60 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Mohinga, a traditional dish from Myanmar

A flavorful Burmese fish soup to warm your soul.

  • 500 g catfish
  • 200 g rice noodles
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 20 g ginger
  • 1 lemongrass
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 20 g coriander leaves
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1500 ml water

Shan noodles

30 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Shan noodles, a traditional dish from Myanmar

Savor the delightful flavors of Shan noodles!

  • 300 g rice noodles
  • 400 g chicken breast
  • 100 g carrots
  • 100 g bean sprouts
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 3 garlic
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds

What do people eat in Myanmar?

The three dishes from Myanmar documented in Copper are Lahpet thoke, Mohinga and Shan noodles. Fish sauce and coriander leaves each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 26 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Myanmar?

The three recipes need 26 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Fish sauce and coriander leaves are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 18 use fish sauce and 4 use coriander leaves. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Myanmar take?

Lahpet thoke is the quickest at 30 minutes. Mohinga is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Myanmar is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Myanmar here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Lahpet thoke is the shortest way in.

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