Deep-fried Stuff

Myanmar cuisine has a wide variety of fried foods in oil – it is nearly impossible to avoid fried foods in Myanmar.

The vast majority of snacks found on the street or in tea shops -- samosas, spring rolls, savory fritters, sweets, breads -- are deep-fried, and many noodle dishes are topped with akyaw, deep-fried crispy garnishes.One deep-fried dish particularly worth seeking out is buthi kyaw, battered and deep-fried chunks of gourd.

Fried Buthi Kyaw, battered and fried pieces of pumpkin, is a particular type of Myanmar food that is well worth trying. Pumpkin donuts are usually served with a sweet bitter / tamarind-based dipping sauce that can be made with the addition of tasty bean powder when the crust is warm.