Burmese cuisine is typified by a wide-ranging array of dishes,
including traditional Burmese curries, Burmese salads, and soups that
are traditionally eaten with white rice.Burmese cuisine also features
noodles in many forms, as fried or dry noodles, noodle soups, or as
noodle salads, as well as Indian breads. Street food culture has also
nurtured the profuse variety of traditional Burmese fritters and
traditional snacks called mont.
Traditionally, the Burmese eat meals from plates on a low table or
daunglan, while sitting on a bamboo mat. Dishes are simultaneously
served and shared. A traditional meal includes steamed white rice as
the main dish accompanied by Burmese curries, a light soup or
consommé, and other side dishes, including fried vegetables, Burmese
fritters, and ngapi yay gyo (ငါးပိရည်ကျို), a plate of fresh and
blanched vegetables served with pickled fish dip. The meal is then
finished with a piece of palm sugar or laphet (fermented tea
leaves).