I’m still reeling from my trip to Burma in March. I was taken back to the country as I looked through my photos for this post. Such an incredible, fascinating place. I am so excited for you ladies who are joining Beth’s tour to Burma in November! In honor of Wanderfood Wednesday, I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos of Burmese street food. Above, a woman fries all sorts of vegetables, tofu and other soybean dishes for snacking on.
Mangosteens are absolutely delicious. They taste sweet yet a bit tangy, and have a large seed in each of their pods. The seeds are not edible. As far as I know, they are only available in South East Asian countries. A simple cut through the red rind gives you access to the fruit inside. I got to the point where I could eat six in one sitting.
This woman stopped me right before I boarded a boat in order to try to sell me some of her tasty papaya. Burma had some of the best papaya I’ve ever tasted. Y-U-M. The woman is wearing thanaka on her face. Burmese women wear thanaka, a yellowish white paste derived from ground bark, in part for cosmetic beauty but also to protect from sunburn.
This woman was incredible in how she weaved through a chock full boat of people, all the while balancing the watermelon tray on her head. When she sold the watermelon, she would lower the tray without spilling any watermelon juice. Very impressive.
The street food was incredible in Burma, though I decided to focus more on the fruit vendors here in this post. More Burmese food to come soon I promise!
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Spring camping is cold. Not as cold as winter camping (duh), but still it seems to always catch me off guard as how frigid it get. Well, this depends on where you live I suppose. 
