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Bamboo
Shoots
Mhyit : There are many
different species of bamboo, not all edible. The inside of the shoots
is used as food after the tough outer leaves have been removed. Fermented
bamboo shoot with meat dish is polular in Myanmar.
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Banana
Flower
Nga-pyaw-hpu : In Myanmar,
slices of tender banana flower are eaten raw with the pungent dip
known as nga pe yay or mixed in a salad.
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Banana
Heart
Nga-pyaw-ou : A banana
plant is used for more than just its fruit. Its flowers, leaves and
trunk are also important in the cuisines of Myanmar. The heart of
the main stem is used in famous national dish called Moh Hin Gha.
The tender inner portion of the trunk can be boiled and eaten as dipper-
toh sayar.
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Banana
Leaves
Nga-pyaw-ywat : Banana
leaves can be used by baking or steaming food such as marinated chicken
breasts, as well as tamales. To use the leaves, remove the hard center
rib of the leaf if present.
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Basil
Pin-sane-ywat : Ocimum
canum : This herb has a very aromatic and spicy flavor and is a necessary
for fresh ah thoke.
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Bitter
Melon
Kyat-Hin-Kha-tee : This
bumpy-skinned vegetable is bitter in taste. Other names for bitter
melon include balsam pear, bitter cucumber, and bitter gourd.
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