ဒေသစာRegional cooking
Shan Stateရှမ်း
The eastern plateau — Inle tomatoes, chickpea tofu, fermented soybeans, and Burma’s most exported noodles.
15 recipes
၁Rice & Foundations · 75 min · Intermediate
Htamin Jin, Inle Sour Riceထမင်းချဉ်
Shan State's beloved sour rice — warm turmeric rice kneaded with tomato-simmered fish and potato, pressed into patties and crowned with sizzling golden garlic oil.
၆Street & Fritters · 40 min · Beginner
Tohu Kyaw, Fried Shan Tofuတိုဟူးကြော်
Wedges of Shan chickpea tofu fried until the crust shatters and the middle turns molten, served hot with a sour tamarind-garlic dipping sauce.
၂Noodles & 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.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Beginner
Tohu Thoke, Shan Tofu Saladတိုဟူးသုပ်
Ribbons of silky Shan chickpea tofu tossed by hand with tamarind, garlic oil, sesame, and chili — the cool market salad of Taunggyi and Inle Lake.
၃Curries · 70 min · Intermediate
Inle Nga Hin, Intha Tomato Fish Curryအင်းလေးငါးဟင်း
The Intha fish curry of Inle Lake — freshwater fish simmered in a jammy mass of floating-garden tomatoes until the oil returns red and glowing.
၇Sweets & Mont · 80 min · Intermediate
Khaw Pote, Shan Pounded Sticky Rice
Steamed sticky rice pounded with toasted sesame, patted into cakes, and toasted until blistered — the Shan New Year sweet, served with jaggery syrup.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Beginner
Monnyin Chin Thoke, Pickled Mustard Green Saladမုန်ညင်းချဉ်သုပ်
Shan pickled mustard greens tossed with tomato, garlic oil, sesame, and crushed peanuts — the sharp, crunchy salad on every hill-country table.
၅Soups & Broths · 95 min · Beginner
Monnyin Chin Hin Cho, Pickled Mustard and Pork Rib Soupမုန်ညင်းချဉ်ဟင်းချို
Pork ribs simmered with sour homemade pickled mustard greens, ginger, and tomato — the clean, restoring soup of cool-season tables in the Shan hills.
၂Noodles & 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.
၁Rice & Foundations · 210 min · Intermediate
Tua Nao, Shan Fermented Soybean Discsပဲပုပ်
Shan State's seasoning backbone — soybeans boiled, fermented, pounded, and sun-dried into discs you toast over flame and crumble into everything.
၁Rice & Foundations · 40 min · Advanced
Wet Thar Chin, Shan Sour Porkဝက်သားချဉ်
Shan sour pork — pork and sticky rice fermented in banana leaf until bright and tangy, then fried hard with garlic and chilies to eat over rice.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Inle Tomato Saladခရမ်းချဉ်သီးသုပ်
Shan salad of Inle Lake's floating-garden tomatoes massaged with garlic oil, crushed roasted peanuts, toasted chickpea flour, and lime — simple and exact.
၄Salads & Thoke · 40 min · Beginner
Laphet Thoke, the Fermented Tea Leaf Saladလက်ဖက်သုပ်
Myanmar's fermented tea leaf salad — pickled Shan tea massaged with garlic oil and lime, then piled with fried beans, peanuts, sesame, and dried shrimp.
၂Noodles & 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.
၁Rice & Foundations · 40 min · Intermediate
Shan Tofu from Chickpea Flourတိုဟူး
Golden Shan-style tofu set from chickpea flour alone — no coagulant, just a besan batter stirred like polenta until glossy, then cooled into silken slabs.