Burmese Recipes & Cookbooks

How to Cook dishes from Burma

• 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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Under the Golden Pagoda: The Best of Burmese Cooking By Aung Aung Taik Chronicle Books Paperback (224 pages) List Price: $11.95* Lowest New Price: $64.95* Lowest Used Price: $4.49* *(As of 16:52 Pacific 28 Jul 2010 More Info) Click Here

The Burmese Kitchen: Recipes from the Golden Land By Copeland Marks M. Evans and Company, Inc. Paperback (275 pages) List Price: $14.95* Lowest Used Price: $7.50* *(As of 16:52 Pacific 28 Jul 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: "Copeland Marks deserves highest honors for his boldness in codifying the exotic cuisines of the world for Western cooks." DSCraig Claiborne

Flavors of Burma: Myanmar : Cuisine and Culture from the Land of Golden Pagodas By Susan Chan Hippocrene Books Hardcover (221 pages) List Price: $22.50* Lowest New Price: $14.98* Lowest Used Price: $14.98* *(As of 16:52 Pacific 28 Jul 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Burma, also called Myanmar, is located in Southeastern Asia between Bangladesh and Thailand, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Typical meals include rice, curries, salads, vegetables, and side dishes such as cucumber and tomato slices eaten with traditional Burmese fish sauce (Nga-Pi-Yae ) and Fried Shrimp with Shrimp Paste (Balachung), which are presented here in 76 enticing recipes. Susan Chan depicts the culture and traditions of Burma, providing ample information on the Burmese market, commonly used ingredients, and eating and serving customs, explaining, for example, that Burmese eat with their fingertips. She also familiarizes her readers with the language, festivals, and principal cities of this country. Complete with b/w illustrations and photographs.

Food of Burma: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Golden Pagodas (Periplus World Food Series) By Claudia Saw Lwin Periplus Editions Hardcover (144 pages) List Price: $18.95* Lowest Used Price: $143.36* *(As of 16:52 Pacific 28 Jul 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Burma is a land of golden pagodas, mighty rivers, and generous deltas. While the beauty of the Burmese countryside has long been famous, its cuisine has been something of a secret until now. This unique volume of over 75 recipes, collected from all over Myanmar, reveals the treasures of Burmese cooking. Among the exciting dishes are the national favorite, Rice Noodles in Fish Soup, tangy Kaffir Lime Salad, and hearty Pork Balls cooked in Sweet Soybean Sauce.

Cuisines of Southeast Asia: Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese & More (California Culinary Academy) By Jay Harlow Cole Group Paperback (127 pages) List Price: $11.95* Lowest New Price: $7.97* Lowest Used Price: $2.86* *(As of 16:52 Pacific 28 Jul 2010 More Info) Click Here