Yangon

2012 Calendar – Daily Life Yangon, Myanmar

I’ve been getting a bit homesick for S.E. Asia lately, in particular Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma) where I lived for a few years. I recently spent some time going through my old photos and pulled out a few of my favorites to put into this calendar. At the moment there is a 25% discount on calendars over at www.zazzle.com using the code HOLIDAYEARLY and I didn’t want you guys to miss out. This code will also work to get a discount on my 2012 recipe calendar which includes delicious grain-free GAPS diet recipes.

Old Fashioned Homemade Pickles

Old Fashioned Homemade Pickles

Published August 2009 in Healthy Options magazine, New Zealand Recipe for homemade lacto-fermented dill pickles. Lactic Acid Fermentation: Symbiotic Man's Secret Ingredient for Health and Longevity Many years ago, I worked at the Inya Lake Hotel in Myanmar which also does catering and event ...

Markets of Rangoon

Markets of Rangoon

Click here for images from market around Yangon. The first time I visited Burma/Myanmar was in December of 1995. We stayed in the YMCA in downtown Yangon (formerly Rangoon) and were harassed by bed-bugs all night. I remember the streets being particularly gray at that time, except for the bright ...

Yangon Markets Slideshow

Yangon Markets Slideshow

My favorite market in Yangon is the Indian Spice market which is on 26th St and Anawratha, and there I love to buy thick honey-rich sandalwood oil, turmeric, fragrant sandalwood beads, freshly ground whole wheat flour and blocks of beeswax. An old friend hangs around his buddies spice stall, and alw ...

Tenderly Tossed Burmese Salads

Tenderly Tossed Burmese Salads

One of my many favorite places to eat in Yangon is at an excellent Burmese fresh salad bar on the street right next to Sule Pagoda. It opens in the evenings as the parking spaces empty, spilling off the sidewalk and across the street. This place is famous in Myanmar for the best hand-tossed rice ...