Myanmar Traditional Snacks
Myanmar nationals enjoy rice and
curry as our staple food but we also use to take
local snacks as desserts and food other than our
main meal.Most of Myanmar local snacks such as steamed
glutinous rice, Beinmoun, Khaukmoun, Mounpyathalet
and Mounlonyepaw and Mounlakepya, are made of rice
and glutinous rice. Some of the Myanmar snacks are
prepared beforehand and some are done instantly for
enjoyment. This is instant preparation of Olay Beinmoun or small poppy seeded pancake baked in
small pots. Ordinary rice and glutinous rice are
mixed together in a grindstone to obtain batter for
preparation of small pancakes. The batter is then
mixed with pounded garlic, onion and ginger for
fragrance. The mixture is fried with edible oil.
Steamed garden pea and roasted sesame powder
sprinkled on the small pancake. It becomes warm,
fresh and delicious Myanmar snack with fragrance.
This is baking of Beinmoun or poppy seeded pancake.
A mixture of ordinary rice and glutinous rice batter
is put in small pans.
A small amount of batter mixed with jaggery solution
is poured on the batter in the pans. Some coconut
chips and poppy seeds are garnished. The pans are
heated by fire placed on and under them. Some edible
oil is soared to keep the pancake not to be sticky
on the pan. Then you can have sweet and tasty
pancake.
Similarly we can prepare Htawbat Beinmoun or butter
pancake. Instead of edible oil, butter is applied
for its fragrance. Mounpyathalet or honeycomb
pancake is also baked as Beinmoun but, instead of
batter with jaggery solution, steamed garden pea,
roasted sesame powder and onion are added. It is a
delicious Myanmar snack.
This is preparation of Khaukmoun or folded pancake.
Put the batter in a small flat pan and spread it as
large as the size of the pan. Add jaggery solution;
garnish steamed garden pea and coconut chips. Cover
the pan.
After baking the pancake, fold it in the middle.
Then you will have the pancake which will give you
sweat smelling of jaggery.
Likewise, you can prepare Khaukmounpyu or white
folded pancake. Add tomato, coriander, cabbage,
green chilli and curry powder instead of jaggery
solution. The snack will give you multiple tastes.
These delicious Myanmar snacks are sold at grand
food stalls. The tasty traditional snacks are liked
by Myanmar nationals as well as by foreigners
