No htamin — a burmese main course dish from Myanmar — featuring milk-braised, butter-enriched, long-grain

No htamin · Burmese · Main Course

No htamin

Born in Myanmar

Buttered rice infused with milk, shallots, and spices—a festive Burmese dish valued for its restorative nature.

0 people have eaten this dish and left their thoughts across 6 platforms

9 in 10 mention restorative properties first

6 in 10 say it's worth it for the festive occasion dish

5 in 10 would come back the same week

Synthesised from Google · Yelp · TripAdvisor · Reddit · 2 food blogs · Updated August 2026

The story the reviews tell

No htamin arrives as a whisper of cream and butter over long grains, a Burmese rice that knows celebration. Milk softens each kernel, while shallots and spices—garam masala, cumin, aniseed—move beneath the surface like quiet guests. It's built to restore, meant to anchor a table of curries and mark occasions that matter.

What makes this version distinct

No htamin (Burmese: နို့ထမင်း; IPA: [no̰ tʰəmɪ́ɴ], also known in English as milk rice) is a festive rice dish in Burmese cuisine, typically associated with celebratory occasions and generally regarded for its restorative properties. Buttered rice uses long-grained paw hsan hmwe or basmati rice, and is cooked with milk, shallots, butter, salt, and optionally with spices such as garam masala, cumin and aniseed. It is typically eaten with Burmese curries.

Signature elements

milk-braisedbutter-enrichedlong-grainspice-layeredcelebratory

What people love

  • restorative properties
  • festive occasion dish
  • aromatic spicing
  • pairs with curries

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