These establishments are important locales for social gathering. “Tea shops are found in every city, town, and large village. Main dishes made at home, include a variety of curries, stir fried dishes and soups. The main meal of the day, it is generally an informal meal with meat or fish, rice and is similar to lunch except often more dishes are served. Dinner is generally eaten between 6:00pm and 7:00pm. Many people eat out, grabbing a quick meal or snack such as a bowl of noodles or curry and rice. Lunch is generally eaten between 12:00noon and 1:00pm. Breakfast is generally eaten between 6:30am and 7:30am and often consists of rice or soup.
The Burmese have traditionally snacked a lot because they have traditionally only had two meals a day-one at around 10:00am and another in the mid afternoon-the same schedule monks eat on.Ī traditional meal is served with rice and tea. In Myanmar, people consume on average 44 lbs of rice per month compared with 35 lbs in Viet Nam, 48.5 lbs in Thailand and 15 lbs in Asia as a whole. After a meal, it is common to eat fresh fruit.įood, See Holidays and Festivals Eating Habits and Customs in Myanmar There are a variety of rice-noodle dishes. Meals often are accompanied by lentils, pickled relishes, and balachaung (made from fried dry prawns). A variety of cultivated vegetables and wild greens are eaten as well as bamboo shoots. In addition to turmeric and chili, curries are seasoned with fermented fish or shrimp paste. Rice is accompanied by a raw salad of leaves, fruit, or vegetables a soup and curries of fish, meat, prawns, or eggs. In those areas, rice, millet, sorghum, and corn are the staples. “Rice is the staple food except among those in highland areas where rice is difficult to grow. Also most of hotels in different destinations offer Myanmar set menus, which allows visitors to try the taste of the Myanmar cuisine.
Nowadays various kinds of Myanmar food and snacks are available in the street stalls, market stalls and local restaurants. Although it draws on its’ neighbors, it is neither as hot as Thai, as spicy as Indian nor does it resemble Chinese cooking much except in the stir-fry vegetables. Burmese typically dine at home where they eat rice, fish, chicken and vegetables flavored with “ngapi” (a pungent, dry, fermented fish or shrimp paste described by Rudyard Kipling as "fish pickled when it ought to have been buried long ago").Īccording to Countries and Their Cultures: The food in Myanmar has its own special identity.
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