ဒေသစာRegional cooking
Tanintharyiတနင်္သာရီ
The long southern tail: the Myeik archipelago’s prawns, crab, and squid, cooked within sight of the boat.
15 recipes
၃Curries · 35 min · Intermediate
Black Pepper Soft-Shell Crab, Myeik Styleဂဏန်းအခွံပျော့ကြော်
Myeik's farmed soft-shell crab, dusted and fried, then glazed in a dark dry curry of cracked Tanintharyi black pepper, garlic, fish sauce, and palm sugar.
၃Curries · 70 min · Intermediate
Ganan Hin, Mud Crab Curryဂဏန်းဟင်း
Mud crab curry from the Myeik archipelago — whole crab in the shell, folded through a slow shallot si pyan with fresh turmeric, tomato, and pepper.
၂Noodles & 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.
၄Salads & Thoke · 40 min · Beginner
Kyauk Pwint Thoke, Myeik Seaweed Saladကျောက်ပွင့်သုပ်
Crunchy seaweed salad from the Myeik archipelago — translucent kyauk pwint tossed with lime, dried shrimp, garlic chips, and warm turmeric-shallot oil.
၇Sweets & Mont · 65 min · Intermediate
Mont Pya Tha Let, Dawei's Layered Griddle Sweetမုန့်ပြားသလက်
Dawei's signature griddle sweet — thin rice-flour crepes stacked with sticky palm-sugar coconut, pressed warm, and sliced into soft, chewy diamonds.
၇Sweets & Mont · 35 min · Intermediate
Myeik Cashew Brittle
Golden palm-sugar brittle packed with toasted Tanintharyi cashews and a pinch of salt — Myeik's crackling market sweet, made honestly in one pot.
၁Rice & Foundations · 60 min · Intermediate
Nga Hpe, the Myeik Fish Cakeငါးဖယ်
Myeik's famous springy fish cakes, pounded from featherback and slapped until bouncy — fried golden for snacking or sliced into noodles and soups.
၆Street & Fritters · 45 min · Beginner
Nga Kin, Banana-Leaf Grilled Fishငါးကင်
Whole fish rubbed with turmeric, salt, and pounded lemongrass, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled over coals — jetty-stall food of the Myeik islands.
၈Drinks & Teahouse · 20 min · Beginner
Ohn Thi Yay, Young Coconut Coolerအုန်းသီးရည်
The Tanintharyi coast's roadside drink — young coconut water and soft-spoon flesh over ice, lifted with lime, palm-sugar syrup, and a pinch of salt.
၁Rice & Foundations · 20 min · Beginner
Pazun Chauk, Dried Shrimp Flossပုစွန်ခြောက်
The dried prawns of the Myeik archipelago, toasted and pounded into the fluffy golden floss that quietly seasons half the Burmese table.
၅Soups & Broths · 50 min · Intermediate
Kawthaung Sour Prawn Soupပုစွန်ချဉ်စပ်ဟင်းချို
Kawthaung's hot-and-sour prawn soup — a border-town bowl built on roasted prawn-head stock, lemongrass, fresh turmeric, and lime added off the heat.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Beginner
Pazun Thoke, Dawei Prawn Saladပုဇွန်သုပ်
Sweet estuary prawns hand-tossed with green mango, shallots, lime, and turmeric-chili oil — a bright Dawei table salad from Tanintharyi's prawn coast.
၃Curries · 45 min · Beginner
Pyi Gyi Nga Hin, Squid Curry with Fresh Turmericပြည်ကြီးငါးဟင်း
Tanintharyi squid curry in a golden si pyan of fresh turmeric and cracked black pepper — squid cooked the honest way, two minutes and not one more.
၆Street & Fritters · 40 min · Intermediate
Pyi Gyi Nga Kin, Myeik Grilled Squid Skewersပြည်ကြီးငါးကင်
Myeik night-market squid skewers — scored, bathed in fish sauce and turmeric, charred fast over coals, and served with a tamarind and dried-chili dip.
၃Curries · 50 min · Intermediate
Myeik Prawn Curryပုစွန်ဟင်း
Head-on prawns from the Myeik archipelago simmered in a garlic-tomato curry, their head fat melting out to stain the returning oil a deep coral gold.