This is how lunch is served in Myanmar: fast, tasty and extremely bountiful. There’s no need for a menu, because you’ll be served all the dishes the house can muster. First, there’s rice – as much rice as you can eat. Then there are at least three curries: pork, mutton, and chicken, all milder than their Indian cousins but still tasty. These are accompanied by a veritable barrage of side dishes: potatoes in chili and fish sauce, stir fried vegetables, soy bean paste, chili chutney, a mango and garlic relish and a plate of fresh vegetables and herbs. Throw in some deep-fried fish and chicken wings, a cup of soup and a dessert consisting of bananas with sweets, and you’ve got yourself a nice little Burmese lunch.
We counted eighteen dishes, but we may have missed one or five. At three bucks per person, it has got to be counted as pretty fair value for money.
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