Burmese Cookbookမြန်မာ့မီးဖိုချောင် · The Myanmar Kitchen

Noodles & Mohingaခေါက်ဆွဲ

Mohinga at dawn, Shan noodles at noon, mee shay wherever Mandalay people gather.

Tofu Nway, Warm Shan Tofu Noodles

Noodles & Mohinga · 50 min · Beginner

Tofu Nway, Warm Shan Tofu Noodlesတိုဟူးနွေး

Warm chickpea tofu that never sets, ladled like golden custard over rice noodles with garlic oil, chili, and peanuts — Shan State's great breakfast.

Kat Kyi Kaik, Dawei's Scissor-Cut Noodles

Noodles & Mohinga · 40 min · Intermediate

Kat Kyi Kaik, Dawei's Scissor-Cut Noodlesကတ်ကြေးကိုက်

Dawei's famous stir-fried rice noodles, snipped with scissors at the table — sweet-savory, smoky from the wok, piled with prawns, egg, and peanuts.

Myitkyina Mala Noodles

Noodles & Mohinga · 50 min · Intermediate

Myitkyina Mala Noodlesမာလာခေါက်ဆွဲ

Wheat noodles tossed in numbing-hot Sichuan pepper chili oil with crisp pork and peanuts — the Yunnanese border bowl that became everyday Myitkyina food.

Mawlamyine Mohinga

Noodles & Mohinga · 115 min · Intermediate

Mawlamyine Mohingaမော်လမြိုင် မုန့်ဟင်းခါး

Mon State's fish-dense, pepper-bright take on the national noodle soup — more catfish, more ngapi, a looser broth, and rice noodles the Mon claim as their own invention.

Mont Hpat, Fresh Rice Noodles

Noodles & Mohinga · 105 min · Advanced

Mont Hpat, Fresh Rice Noodlesမုန့်ဖတ်

Fresh fermented rice noodles made by hand — the soured, springy vermicelli beneath every bowl of mohinga, a craft the Mon coast can fairly claim.

Nam Ngiao, Shan Tomato Noodle Soup

Noodles & Mohinga · 105 min · Intermediate

Nam Ngiao, Shan Tomato Noodle Soup

The Shan tomato noodle soup — a pork-rib broth deepened with tua nao and cooked-down tomatoes, ladled over rice noodles with all the market crunch.

Mohinga, the National Breakfast

Noodles & Mohinga · 120 min · Intermediate

Mohinga, the National Breakfastမုန့်ဟင်းခါး

Myanmar's beloved catfish-and-lemongrass noodle soup, built properly — a broth thickened with toasted chickpea flour, rice noodles, and the full crackle of toppings.

Rakhine Mont Di, the Fiery Bowl

Noodles & Mohinga · 70 min · Intermediate

Rakhine Mont Di, the Fiery Bowlမုန့်တီ

Rakhine's fiery fish noodle soup from the Mrauk-U coast — a clean pepper-and-chili broth over thin rice vermicelli, served soup-style or tossed as a thoke.

Mandalay Meeshay, the Slippery One

Noodles & Mohinga · 90 min · Intermediate

Mandalay Meeshay, the Slippery Oneမီးရှည်

Mandalay's slippery rice-noodle bowl — a glossy, starch-thickened pork topping over noodles, cut by sour pickled bean sprouts, garlic oil, and broth alongside.

Shan Khao Swè, Noodles from the Hills

Noodles & Mohinga · 50 min · Beginner

Shan Khao Swè, Noodles from the Hillsရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ

Shan noodles the honest way — flat rice noodles under a jammy tomato-and-pork sauce, finished with roasted peanuts, pickled mustard greens, and garlic oil.

Nan Gyi Thoke, the Breakfast Salad

Noodles & Mohinga · 75 min · Intermediate

Nan Gyi Thoke, the Breakfast Saladနန်းကြီးသုပ်

Mandalay's great noodle salad — thick rice noodles hand-tossed with a chicken curry reduced to its amber oil, toasted chickpea flour, fried shallots, and lime.

Ohn No Khao Swè, Coconut Comfort

Noodles & Mohinga · 80 min · Intermediate

Ohn No Khao Swè, Coconut Comfortအုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ

Burma's golden coconut chicken noodle soup — a besan-thickened broth that must never split, ladled over noodles with crisp shards, egg, chili oil, and lime.