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EATING IN MYANMAR (BURMA)

EAT YOUR WORDS

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k’ǎyú xrur shellfi sh

ngà =:" fi sh

ngǎk’u =:"xU catfi sh

ngǎshín =:"rH„'¾ eel

ngǎthǎlauq·paùn =oel;k'ep:='" carp

pin·leh·za/ye·thaq·tǎwap='ly'c;ÁerotËv: seafood

pyi·jì·ngà ̈p–'äkI"=:" squid

weq·thà vk'o;" pork

Vegetables

bù·dhì .U"oI" zucchini/gourd

ceq·thun·ni äkk'oân'nI

UU

onion

gaw·bi·douq egòfIqup'' cabbage

hìn·dhì·hìn·yweq h='"oI"h='"râk' vegetables

hmo miúui' mushrooms

hngǎpyàw·bù =Hk'epY;fU" banana fl ower

kǎlǎbèh kul;"pE chick peas

k’ǎyàn·dhì xrm'"oI" eggplant/aubergine

k’ǎyàn·jin·dhì xrm'"xYw'oI" tomato

moun·la·ú·wa mun'l;wv: carrot

pàn--gaw·p’i pn'"egòfI caulifl ower

p’ǎyoun·dhì fru®oI" pumpkin

pèh·dhì pEoI" beans

pyaùn·bù e ̈p;='"fU" corn (cob)

Fruit

àw·za·thì äsj;oI" custard apple

(‘infl uence fruit’)

ceq·mauq·thì äkk'em;k'oI" rambutan

(‘cocksomb fruit’)

cwèh·gàw·dhì kEâJek;oI" pomelo

dù·yìn·dhì dU"r='"oI" durian

lain·c’ì·dhì lui='xYI"oI" lychee

lein·maw·dhì liemμ;'oI" orange

meq·màn·dhì mk'mn'"oI" plum (damson)

mǎjì·dhì mn'kY–'"oI" tamarind

nǎnaq·thì n;nt'oI" pineapple

ngǎpyàw·dhì =Hk'epY;oI" banana

oùn·dhì aun'"oI" coconut

pàn·dhì pn'"oI" apple (‘fl ower fruit’)

shauq·thì erH;k'oI" lemon

t’àw·baq·thì eq;pt'oI" avocado (‘butter fruit’)

than·bǎya·dhì o®pr;oI" lime

thiq·thì/ǎthì oc'oI"ÁaoI" fruit

thǎyeq·dhì ork'oI" mango

thìn·bàw·dhì oe.¿;oI" papaya (‘boat-shaped

fruit’)

Spices & Condiments

ceq·thun·byu äkk'oân' ̈f† garlic

gyìn gY='" ginger

hnàn NHm'" sesame

Rudyard Kipling

famously referred

to ngapi, the Bur-

mese fermented

fish condiment,

as ‘fish pickled

when it ought to

have been buried

long ago'.

Cooking Myan-

mar Food (www.

cookmyanmar

food.wordpress.

com) features a

growing list of

Myanmar food

recipes, includ-

ing recipes for

most of the more

famous Burmese

dishes.