Eat. Mohinga.
Mohinga is Burma's national breakfast dish which is basically rice noodles in fish soup. served with spring onions, coriander, and crispy onions and fritters for that added crunch.
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| Eat. Mohinga. |
Pray. Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Enshrined within this golden stupa are relics of past four Buddhas: staff, water filter, robe, and strands of hair that is why Shwe Dagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese.
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| Pray. Shwe Dagon. |
Love. Thanaka.
Cosmetics for Burmese women is a paste made from ground bark which they apply on their faces, and sometimes their arms. Aside from their aesthetic purposes, it also serves as a cooling agent against the scorching heat of the sun.
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| Burmese woman wearing thanaka |
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| Bark used for Thanaka |
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Eat Pray Love Sundays is a series I'm doing, highlighting one destination and how it nourishes travelers and locals alike.
"Eat" features a location's food; how it nourishes the physical body.
"Pray" pertains to anything about worship or nourishing one's spirit.
'Love" is such a broad topic that it covers the rest--people, nature, culture. Those that nourish the soul.
Next Sunday, I'll be putting Jogjakarta on the spotlight!
