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Host: Moe

Mandalay, Myanmar

USD
$30-$48 per person

Homecooked Burmese and Chinese cuisine in Mandalay

Host offerings
  • House
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Moe

Moe is a graduate student who lives in Mandalay with her mother, young sister, two young nieces, and two housekeepers who are part of the family. Moe is chatty and outgoing and loves to invite guests into their family home and share her traditional culture and lifestyle. Her sister and nieces are shy but curious so you’re sure to meet them as well! Moe speaks fluent Chinese and is eager to practice her English.

Meet Moe and her family for a meal in their spacious home where you will exchange stories about culture and customs, and learn about Myanmar’s home-cooking traditions.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-5 guests) Join Moe and her family for a meal at their welcoming dining table. The homecooking of Myanmar is influenced by its geography and the food is a mix of southeast Asian, Indian, and Chinese flavors and cooking techniques. Moe’s family prepares traditional Myanmar cuisine as well as Chinese dishes, reflecting their heritage.

You might try dishes such as their tender Burmese pork curry cooked with onions and tomato paste, nga phe thoq (a fish cake salad, of fried fish cake served on top of a fresh greens with onion, fried garlic and tomato), bean soup with vermicelli and dried shrimp, or shui jiao (Chinese dumplings stuffed with minced pork, ginger, and spring onions).

Cooking experience: (2-5 guests) For your cooking class you can choose between a Burmese traditional class and a Chinese Yunan cooking class. Your hands-on cooking class will last for 1-2 hours and you will learn to make three dishes - a curry, soup and salad. A few dishes that you might learn in the Burmese cooking class are Myanmar ngapi curry or chicken curry, tea leaf salad and vegetable soup.

Notes: Please note that on days when Moe is traveling her sister Janey will host the experience.

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

One of the best meals we had in Myanmar!

Teresa, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

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Moe

$30-$48 USD

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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $32 $30
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $48 $42
Alcohol
 $8 per person
Transportation
 $15 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $32 $30
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $48 $42
Alcohol
 $8 per person
Transportation
 $15 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm

Meet Moe

Moe is a graduate student who lives in Mandalay with her mother, young sister, two young nieces, and two housekeepers who are part of the family. Moe is chatty and outgoing and loves to invite guests into their family home and share her traditional culture and lifestyle. Her sister and nieces are shy but curious so you’re sure to meet them as well! Moe speaks fluent Chinese and is eager to practice her English.

Meet Moe and her family for a meal in their spacious home where you will exchange stories about culture and customs, and learn about Myanmar’s home-cooking traditions.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-5 guests) Join Moe and her family for a meal at their welcoming dining table. The homecooking of Myanmar is influenced by its geography and the food is a mix of southeast Asian, Indian, and Chinese flavors and cooking techniques. Moe’s family prepares traditional Myanmar cuisine as well as Chinese dishes, reflecting their heritage.

You might try dishes such as their tender Burmese pork curry cooked with onions and tomato paste, nga phe thoq (a fish cake salad, of fried fish cake served on top of a fresh greens with onion, fried garlic and tomato), bean soup with vermicelli and dried shrimp, or shui jiao (Chinese dumplings stuffed with minced pork, ginger, and spring onions).

Cooking experience: (2-5 guests) For your cooking class you can choose between a Burmese traditional class and a Chinese Yunan cooking class. Your hands-on cooking class will last for 1-2 hours and you will learn to make three dishes - a curry, soup and salad. A few dishes that you might learn in the Burmese cooking class are Myanmar ngapi curry or chicken curry, tea leaf salad and vegetable soup.

Notes: Please note that on days when Moe is traveling her sister Janey will host the experience.

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

One of the best meals we had in Myanmar!

Teresa, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $32 $30
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $48 $42
Alcohol
 $8 per person
Transportation
 $15 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $32 $30
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $48 $42
Alcohol
 $8 per person
Transportation
 $15 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm
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