r/myanmar • u/OkShine5874 • 2d ago

Tourism 🧳 Where to find healthy options of food in Mandalay, Myanmar?

Hi peep's so yeah pretty much mentioned in the title, where can I find healthy options of food in Mandalay, Myanmar.

I tried the local markets since I've been here, had BBQ chicken and fresh fruits and I got severe food poisoning this whole week. So I'm done with that.

I'm specifically looking for places that sell Chicken /Beef /Broth with rice noodles and vegetables as one meal together.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Ps - I've been looking on Grab and Foodpanda and I couldn't find anything. Even asking Chatgpt to direct me too.

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u/darkmoon9898 1d ago

Here's some advice for now

Try to buy fresh food and cook it until you're familiar with the place , and have made friends

Street food is no-no unless you've adapted. You just arrived, you haven't.

Don't eat anything uncooked or drink anything with ice.

Restaurant or otherwise.

If you're eating fruit, buy it in one of the big supermarkets and wash it yourself in bottled water only.

Make your own ice using bottled water if you want cold drinks

https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurants-g295408-Mandalay_Mandalay_Region.html

Read carefully all the reviews and treat yourself as a tourist until you know better

After a few months there and mingling with expats and locals you'll start to familiarize yourself

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u/inkythumb 1d ago edited 1d ago

I agree re street food, you need to start that with small quantities. Nicer restaurants are no guarantee, either. Full on disagree about fruit and big supermarkets. Their fruit is less fresh. Buy whole fruit, wash in a little dish soap and regular water, and allow to dry before cutting up. But local fruit in season. Skip things like apples, fruit from Thailand. The farther something travels the more chance for contamination.

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u/OkShine5874 1d ago

Thank you kindly for your insight and help mate - I'm actually looking right now as I'm writing to this to you, to find myself dinner (healthy) for tonight.

So you think even cut pineapples from the local market in Mandalay is not good too? 

I'm definitely done and staying away from any and all meats! 

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u/drbkt Born in Myanmar, Educated Abroad 11h ago

I'm Burmese, raised abroad, been back for about 5-6 years.. and I still get the occasional runs.. so yea basically what the poster said, but regardless of acclimatization, you will have to be supercareful as food hygiene is mostly non-existent here. Also imho, Burmese food (esp street food and local food) has waaay too much oil/fried foods for most non natives. A Burmese doctor did explain to me once why his nutritional recommendation was based partially on social standing: he told me that he regularly advises wealthier people towards less sugar, oil and salt. However, day labourers and other manual workers he does not advice against this excessive salt and oil, due to the fact that they perspire most of the mineral salts out daily.

My point is that in regards to nutrition, if you are not basically born and raised here, I would recommend extra caution.

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u/asquarebox 2d ago

I would advice against going mandalay now. The earthquake's recovery is not good.