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Tag Archives: Burmese
Besan flour and Burmese chickpea tofu
Yesterday I had an exciting new food experience with a starch jelly common in Myanmar. There it is commonly referred to as “tofu” တိုဖူး, though it isn’t made from soy or processed in the ways in which beans are fermented … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Featured Markets, - Recipes, Myanmar/Burmese food
Tagged besan, burma, Burmese, chickpea, garbanzo, gram flour, karen, refugee, salad, tofu
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Spiced and pounded beef salad
Recently I was inspired with a “Kachin pounded beef with herbs” recipe that I found in Naomi Duguid’s giant 2012 cookbook Burma: Rivers of Flavor. The dish was kind of unusual in that beef was boiled, then fried, and then … Continue reading
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Tagged ကချင်, Burmese, Kachin, Myanmar, Pounded beef salad
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Thai rotten bean sheets and sour spare rib soup with greens
I am back in Philly after a fulfilling two-week visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. More posts are still to come on Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia food themes, but for now it is time to return to Philadelphia-based posts. After coming back to the states, … Continue reading
Fermented tea leaf salad
I started to notice fermented tea salad packs from Myanmar about 2 years ago in Wisconsin. In Philadelphia, these packages can be found at markets that cater to Southeast Asian tastes. The best selection will be from South 7th St’s … Continue reading
7th Street’s Friendly Market
A few days ago I gave a rough breakdown on the many markets on 7th Street. I didn’t mean to leave out an important highlight on South 7th: the Friendly Market, a market with truly unusual food products. The sign … Continue reading
Asian Markets of Philadelphia 