Local Dishes

1. ၶဝ်ႈသွႆး

   khao3-sawi4

   Shan noodles

   Usage

   The best-known noodle dish of Shan State. The dictionary glosses it as noodles; point at the dish to be sure of what you get.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

2. ၶဝ်ႈသဵၼ်ႈ

   khao3-sen3

   Rice noodles (vermicelli)

   Usage

   Thin noodles made from rice flour. The dictionary describes them as having the look of vermicelli.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

3. ၶဝ်ႈၼဵဝ်

   khao3-new1

   Sticky rice

   Usage

   Steamed glutinous rice. The dictionary gives both sticky rice and glutinous rice.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

4. ၶဝ်ႈလၢမ်

   khao3-laam1

   Sticky rice cooked in bamboo

   Usage

   Glutinous rice cooked in a bamboo tube over a fire.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

5. ၶဝ်ႈၽၵ်း

   khao3-phak4

   A meal of rice and dishes

   Usage

   The dictionary describes it as a meal made up of rice and cooked dishes.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

6. ၼမ်ႉၽိတ်ႉ

   nam5-phit5

   Pounded chili dip

   Usage

   The dictionary glosses it as pounded chili peppers used as a condiment. It is hot, so check the amount before you ask.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

7. ထူဝ်ႇၼဝ်ႈ

   tho2-nao3

   Tua nao (Shan fermented soybean)

   Usage

   A Shan seasoning of fermented soybeans pressed into flat cakes and dried. The dictionary describes it as an ethnic Shan condiment made by fermenting the beans.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

8. ပႃသူမ်ႈ

   paa1-som3

   Pickled fish

   Usage

   Chopped fish prepared with rice and left to sour, as the dictionary describes it.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

9. ၼိူဝ်ႉသူမ်ႈ

   noe5-som3

   Fermented meat

   Usage

   A fermented food of minced raw meat and cooked rice, as the dictionary describes it.

   Grammar Note

   Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

10. ၵုင်ႈသူမ်ႈ

    kung3-som3

    Pickled shrimp

    Usage

    Shrimp pickled until sour.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

11. ဢီႇမဵတ်ႈ

    i2-met3

    Dried pickled mustard greens

    Usage

    The dictionary lists it as dried pickled mustard leaves.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

12. ၼမ်ႉၽၵ်း

    nam5-phak4

    Soup, broth

    Usage

    The broth or gravy of any cooked dish; the dictionary also glosses it as soup.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

13. ၶၢင်ႇလေႃႉ

    khaang2-law5

    Small fried rice-flour cakes

    Usage

    Small cakes of rice flour with meat, fish or vegetables, fried. This follows the dictionary entry.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

14. ၼိူဝ်ႉမူ

    noe5-mu1

    Pork

    Usage

    Pork. Useful for checking a dish or for declining it.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

15. ၼိူဝ်ႉၵႆႇ

    noe5-kai2

    Chicken meat

    Usage

    The meat of a fowl. Write ၵႆႇ with the tone mark ႇ.

    Grammar Note

    Compound noun listed in the dictionary.

16. ပႃ

    paa1

    Fish

    Usage

    Noun for a fish.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

17. ၶႆႇ

    khai2

    Egg

    Usage

    Noun for an egg. The same spelling is also a verb meaning to lay an egg.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

18. ၶိင်

    khing1

    Ginger

    Usage

    Noun for ginger.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

19. ၽၵ်းမီႇႁေႃ

    phak4-mi2-haw1

    Garlic

    Usage

    Noun for garlic.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

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