See-Chat in Yangon

When I first arrived in Yangon, what I first noticed is the number of road side stalls here selling noodles, stir-fry food and other yummies. This is where the locals ate for the past few decades and from what I heard from colleagues, although hygiene maybe an issue, the food offered at these stalls are generally very tasty and cheap. Fits my bill just right so I've made a point to check out one of these stalls near my office during lunch time.

one of the road side set ups. image courtesy of myanmartimes

One of the most common food at these stalls are See-Chat or dried rice noodles, usually served with a simple sauce made from fish sauce, oil and a dash of soya sauce. Really good stuff this, simple yet delicious. The noodles are very light and springy, much like a very good kuey teow back home in Malaysia. And the pricing is very competitive as well, usually around Ks700 for a serving, or about USD1. The noodles usually comes with a bowl of hot chicken or pork broth knows as sup pyote and a side of cold cabbage salad.

yummt simple see-chat

sup pyote

cold salad comes with the noodles

Most locals are content with just the see chat, but not us Malaysians. A side order of kyat or fried chicken dish and hin dee hin ywet or fried vegetables were in order. The chicken dish was stirfried with onions, carrots and long beans with a little bit of soya sauce and the vegetables with a sauce made from soya sauce and tomatoes. The cost? less than Ks 1000 or USD1.50 for each.

very simple yet delicious chicken stir fry

stir fry veg

Like I said before, good food comes in run down, dodgy looking road side stalls. With see-chat at least, that's the case in Yangon!

doggyjames says...these stalls can be found all over the streets of Yangon, and you will never go wrong with the see chat here. I say try it while you are in Yangon and if you are lucky enough not to catch any stomach virus, this would be one of the most memorable meals of your life!