Food

I%26#39;m going to Myanmar for the first time in Feb. Any tips on foods to stay away from? I am traveling alone and don%26#39;t want to get sick! I don%26#39;t usually have GI issues but for some reason am worried about my week in Yangon-Bagan-Inle Lake.

Food

Don%26#39;t worry, the food here is perfectly good, cheap %26amp; tasty. In Yangon you%26#39;ll be spoilt for choice, the range of food here is exellent, the cheapest ranges from Burmese, Chinese, Indian, all can be eaten at small restaurants around town for under a few thousand kyat. You have many Thai restaurants, an Indonesian, Mexican %26amp; Japanese. Fine dining at the hotels %26amp; classier restaurants at much cheaper prices than those elsewhere in Asia.

Inle Lake you%26#39;ll be feasting out on Pancakes, exellent freshly made pasta dishes with meatballs %26amp; wood smoked pizzas, all very cheap %26amp; tasty. Check out the advocado milkshakes there for a 1000kyat, quite addictive. Street food here is fine,I%26#39;ve been eating it for 5mths %26amp; havn%26#39;t so much had a rumble in the tummy. The only thing I%26#39;ll tell you to watch out for is what the veggies %26amp; fruit have been washed in, I usually keep a bottle of water handy, %26amp; make sure the meat is well cooked, apart from that you can%26#39;t go wrong.

Enjoy your stay here, you%26#39;ll love every minute.

Food

Agree with all that has been posted-hotel food is generally fine, and with a choice, but take the same care with cold meats,salads etc that you would do anywhere in SE Asia.

Thanks and it sounds like it%26#39;s still best to stick with cooked foods and fruit you can peel only, like elsewhere. Looking forward to the trip!

In Bagan if you are in Nyaung O area try ';Wonderful tasty'; restaurant. It s a simple, really cheap, backpaper place but food is excellent. I was told an ONG teached people of the town how to manage a restaurant and an italian chef gave them lessons. You will see most places offering italian food there. ';Wonderful tasty'; offers tibetan and nepali food as well and everything is home made and really good.

LOL, Myanmar is perhaps the one place in the world where you can actually believe the restaurants that name themselves with just adjectives. At Inle Lake, well -- at Nyaungshwe, there%26#39;s the ';Unique Superb Food House';. It really is good, too. :)

Moremiles,

If you are going there for a week the hotels that you are staying should have both Asian (Burmese) and Western cuisine that is prepared fresh daily. Stick with the seasonal fruits %26amp; vegetables and ensure any meats that you order are cooked well. Various curry dishes are the favorite of all Burmese and are usually served with rice and a vegetable dish-you cannot go wrong with sampling some of this cuisine-especially at a reputable hotel.

You should have nothing to worry about in regards to the food, but I will caution you that it is quite warm in February so it is important to keep yourself hydrated on a regular basis.

You should not leave Burma without trying the milk of a fresh coconut-this should be served from the coconut with a straw inserted after an end has been cut open. If you were traveling later in the year, Burma is home to the best mango that I have ever tasted (there are many varieties of mango in the world and in my opinion the sweetest comes from Burma-called the ';singo-diamond'; mango).

Finally mohingar is a Burmese staple and a favorite breakfast dish made with noodles, eggs, garlic, onions, corriander, and fish paste. You should try this concoction. And to be honest, I have tried mohingar many times and never acquired a taste for it; however again this dish is a daily staple of Burma and you should at least gve it a try. Good luck with your travels.