Dining
in Yangon can be both pleasurable and exciting. As
food is generally inexpensive, one can easily sample
different dining options as food choices abound the
city. The city's cuisine is influenced mainly by the
neighboring countries and has therefore inspired various
dishes:
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Burmese
- the local cuisine is an interesting blend
of Chinese, Indian and local Myanmar influence.
Typical Burmese dishes are curry-based and make
use of chicken, seafood, and mutton. As the
country is Buddhist-dominated, there is very
little use of pork or beef.
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Chinese
- the country sits next to Mainland China
and since Yangon is inhabited by many
local Chinese, various regional cuisines
such as Cantonese and Szechuan are available
in the market.
· Asian
- influence is also very strong in the
city's dining lifestyle. Japanese and
Korean restaurants abound the city. Thai,
Singaporean and Malaysian dishes are also
quite common in many restaurant menus.
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Western
- most hotels and restaurants offer a wide variety
of Western food. Items are usually available
in buffet set-ups as well as in the ala carte
menus. Oddly enough, the (Western) fastfood
industry has not clearly penetrated the dining
market. Worldwide fastfood chains are clearly
absent in the city although this has given rise
to a few local fastfood establishments and cafes.
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Yangon
has kept its local touch in terms of dining.
Small teashops line up the streets of Yangon
where one would find delicious local dishes
served with favorite hot beverages. The "mohinga"
is the most popular snack item and is served
in practically all corners of town. This light,
curry-based fish noodle soup is very tasty and
although traditionally eaten for breakfast,
is now served all-day. This tropical country
also offers a wide variety of native, tropical
fruits and while there is essentially no season
for these fruits, most of the sweet and delicious
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