Street Food

Whether it be carts on wheels, pavement teahouses, permanent or temporary restaurants set up on footpaths, the smells and sights of street food cannot be avoided.

For me it hasn't had the same appeal as in Thailand. Some dishes I recognise, others leave me puzzled. Finger food snacks, skewered meats and offal, stews, noodles, rice dishes, pancakes, dosas, local style salads, it's all here.

Although traditional Myanmar food has it's own unique flavours there is also the influence of ingredients and cooking styles from India, Thailand and China.

Pancakes, Indian style

Ingredients for Myanmar tea leaf salad being sold out of the back of a pickup.

Lots of fried food

And noodles

Angry bird shapes. Prawns, dumplings and other oddities.
These were for sale outside the local school. 

Steamed corn, sweet potatoes and peanuts

Cooking without gas 

Parcels of glutinous rice mixed with sesame and grated coconut

???

Curried intestines and parts of a chicken

Husband and wife snacks. Rice flour snacks topped with quail eggs or roasted chickpeas.
Then join the two halves together like a husband and wife. 

These skewered offal parts cooked in a broth must be very popular.  Pop up street restaurants selling this dish can be seen everywhere and most often all the seats are taken. I did get an offer to join in for a taste. No thanks.