Dining in Myanmar

Thinking back on some of our posts, it may come across that it's difficult to eat well here when it isn't; and it needn't be expensive either.

We have a limited budget per month and from that, we have to make savings wherever we can, to put towards trips to countries that are more expensive than our usual budget allows.  Then, depending on how much "spare" cash we've raised, we can decide on how long we can afford to stay.  That's sadly why we can only afford a week in Taipei, Taiwan coming up at the end of September, this time around.

Which is why we use local food outlets and hawker stalls and perhaps why we haven't always had the biggest of choices- we are simply trying to make up some extra wedge for the next leg of the tour.  There are "proper" restaurants around here and all will comfortably offer you with dining options to suit your wallet or palate.  Here're a few examples of what you can get at the hotel to give you an idea of choices and price:

• Grilled sandwich with fries:  US$ 6
• Burger and chips:  US$ 6
• Pizzas:  US$ 7 - 11
• Salads:  US$ 4 - 6
• Soups::  US$ 4 - 8
• Pasta:  US$ 7
• Fried Noodles/Rice US$ 5
• Desserts:  US$ 4
  

Bon appetite...

NOTE:  You can forget about McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Kentucky and the rest of the fast food joints that plague the more westernised Asian cities.  Of course they have their place but it's quite refreshing to not see the neon advertising lights of the mass produced lard outlets.