tried burmese cuisines at inle myanmar, marina square with a girl friend. had a tough time deciding what to order, and we eventually asked for recommendations from the waiter. exchanged stories over pickled tea leave salad, fried kway teow, chicken curry, myanmar milk tea, myanmar bird nest drink and cake for dessert.

first impression, the dishes looked very similar to thai food. we decided to try their pickled tea leave salad (laphet thoke), claimed to be an all time favorite delicacy of myanmar. "the leaves are fermented, pickled and served with an assortment of crispy chickpea, roasted peanuts, fried garlic, toasted sesame, dried shrimps, fresh garlic, fresh vegetables such as tomato and cabbage and dressed with vegetable oil and lime", said the description in the menu. the taste was too salty to my liking. I started to enjoy it only after a few bites.

their fried kway teow was quite spicy. portion was just right, with 2 chunks of peeled prawns and pieces of squid. chicken curry set came with one bowl of steamed rice, sliced cucumber, chili and shrimp paste. the milk tea was really similar to teh tarik :p there's nothing special with the bird nest drink as well, just a glass of syrup plus shredded jelly. the dessert was nice, though. rice cake with pieces of raisins, and lingering taste of coconut and caramelised sugar.