Curious about the food in Myanmar? Their most famous dish is “tea leaf salad” and we found a lot of variety in this dish across the country, but overall I found it very enjoyable and was mostly what I ordered. But here’s a gallery showcasing some of the foods we found:


Street food in Myanmar 
Myanmar tea at traditional ‘tea house’ 

Max soda 
One of the ingredients is “Neutral Cloud” 
Grabbing snacks at the bus station 
Bus snacks 

Choosing dinner 
Mandalay beer in Myanmar 
Green tomato salad – one of our favorites 
MSG sold by the basketload…and truckload here 
Really good restaurant in Bagan 

They were jealous of their neighbor’s praise by Lonely Planet 


Breakfast at Galaxy Hotel in Hpa-an: Chickpeas, thin pancakes, and watermelon 
Breakfast at Galaxy Motel in Hpa-an: sesame pancakes with coconut flakes