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Food, [mostly] Glorious Food

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Chillies at the market I should start off by saying that many a blog both Evelyn and I read before coming to Myanmar mentioned the food was terrible, so perhaps this sufficiently lowered our expectations, but I have honestly enjoyed almost all the local food we've had the opportunity to eat! The first week and a half we were here we had to eat out a lot while we waited for our apartment to be ready, so we had the opportunity to try quite a bit - including going on two street food tours!  Here are a few highlights from the last few weeks: 1. Mohinga Mohinga is one of the 'national' dishes of Myanmar and one that might just be my favourite. It's a fish noodle soup that is traditionally eaten for breakfast/morning snack. I know, fish soup sounds gross but it honestly doesn't taste like fish at all. Apparently, the fish is first brined for 24 hours in turmeric and lemongrass before the broth is then simmered for another 24 hours. By the time it is going in