mango, green
Green mangos are used in salads, pickles and curries. It is different to ripe eating mango – the flesh is a pale green…
shrimp, dried
Dried shrimps in Burma have a lovely smoky smell and there is always a jar of pounded dried shrimps in the cupboard for a thote (salad)…
poppy seeds, white
White poppy seeds are used in Burma although there is very little to distinguish them from the blue poppy seeds…
palm sugar
Sometimes referred to as jaggery, the palm sugar is sold in tubes, blocks or tin cans. The colour ranges from a deep toffee to golden brown…
sago pearls
Sago pearls are almost identical to tapioca but they come from a different plant. The pearls are cooked and eaten with coconut milk…
rice, sticky / glutinous
As the name suggests the rice becomes sticky when cooked. It is made into a variety of dishes both savoury and sweet…
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