Downtown Market Visit and Hands-On Cooking Experience with Sa Ba Tour (Half Day)
Tour Overview
Sa Ba Street Food Tour is the ultimate culinary experience for the adventurous traveler seeking to explore Myanmar’s traditional street food. Despite its name, this tour is not just about street food; it’s an immersive journey that takes you to a local morning market to purchase fresh ingredients before joining a cooking class with a local chef. “Sa Ba” means “eat please” in Burmese, and you’ll hear it frequently in Myanmar as a hospitable invitation to enjoy the country’s delicious cuisine. This tour is perfect for those who want to discover the authentic flavors and cultural richness of Myanmar through its food.
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Tour Hightlights
- Local Market
- Cooking Experience of Local Cuisines
Travel itinerary
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Travel Itinerary
Discover a gastronomic journey through Yangon by joining the Sa Ba Street Food Tour.
Experience the local market culture in Yangon by taking a stroll to the nearby street market and handpick the freshest ingredients for your cooking class. With the guidance of a skilled chef, learn how to prepare a selection of mouthwatering traditional dishes from Myanmar salads, curries, to traditional desserts.
Once you’ve completed your cooking lesson, sit down to savor the fruits of your labor in a comfortable dining room setting. This experience is ideal for those who want to immerse themselves in the local culture and try their hand at preparing authentic Myanmar cuisine.
After the tour, you have the option to return back to your hotel or continue exploring Yangon. The cooking class typically lasts around 3.5 hours and the meeting point is located on Bogalay Zay Street in downtown Yangon.
A bit about Sa Ba Tour
Sa ba translates to “eat please”!
The Sa Ba street food tour offers a unique perspective on Yangon’s culinary tradition for those who are interested in both food and culture. Sa Ba has been collaborating with trusted merchants since early 2017 to make sure that tourists don’t miss out on this largely unexplored aspect of Yangon life. Enjoying a vast range of dishes from trustworthy, hand-selected vendors while strolling through interesting side streets and neighborhoods, sharing meals, and conversing about life in Yangon. For those who utilize food to discover the areas they visit and get to know the locals, Sa Ba offers an honest introduction to the cuisine as well as the culture and heritage.
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