a typical Burmese meal

think oil, think chilli, think fish paste...hahaahah.....not for the weak-hearted folks, for sure!

We Burmese try to incorporate a handful of tastes into our food repertoire, 
a little saltiness here, a little bitterness there, a whole lot of oiliness everywhere....

a typical Burmese meal would center around a low, round table, surrounded by ALL family members.....

the dishes u ask?.........

a meat curry (either with a thick onion and chilli based gravy OR a thin soupy one), 

a veggie dish (either fried greens or a spicy salad), 

a soup (mostly tamarind based veggie soup OR a creamy bean soup) and 

for the "piece-de-resistance"  Ta Da!!!...

ငါးပိရည္ခ်ဳိ (burmese spelling) 

for fermented fish paste boiled with water into a gravy like substance 

and mixed in with pounded fresh garlic, roasted tomatoes and green chilli...

it's in fact a spicy dip accompanied with fresh crunchy cucumber/boiled veggies/fermented veggies.....

and to wolf all of the above down with...RICE, RICE and more RICE...

YUM !!!