Burmese Meals/Snacks
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Gin Thoke -
Burmese (Union of Myanmar) This is the second salad (thoke) that I've tried. (See below, with Lephet Thok). This mix was a tangle of Ginger roots, cabbage, peanuts and lemon. It tasted much like the Lephet Thok, with a certain variation of flavor Would I try again? No, I liked the Lephet Thok better! Where I found it: Village Mingala/Mingala Burmese For more information: Read Beyond Ragoon, Burmese Cuisine, and Burmese Please! |
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Lephet Thok
(Green fermented tea leaf salad) - Burmese (Union of Myanmar) My first Burmese meal. A mixture of fermented tea, garlic, dried shrimp, lentils, sesame seeds and other ingredients. It smells and tastes different - unlike anything I've had in other Asian cuisines. You definitely smell a strong tea aroma. I've heard that it's actually something of a stimulant. I can't compare the taste to anything else I've tried - but it's good, and memorable. Let's just say - it's makes me want to try other Burmese dishes. Would I try again? Yes. Definitely yes. Where I found it: Village Mingala/Mingala Burmese For more information: Read Beyond Ragoon, Burmese Cuisine, and Burmese Please! |
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Mohinga -
Burmese (Union of Myanmar) A breakfast favorite in Myanamar...some consider it the national dish. Spicy soup made from fish sauce, seafood, boiled egg, thin rice noodles...and a slew of spices such as lemongrass, lime, chili and ginger. Also known as festival noodles, this is one spicy soup! Would I try again? Honestly, nah. Too hot for my taste (and I used to have a cast iron stomach), and otherwise unimpressive. Okay, so there's soup, and noodles, and spices galore. But it just tastes like...well, spicy soup with noodles. Nothing spectacular. And for $8.50 a serving, I need something better than that! Where I found it: Cafe Mingala |
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Panthy
Khauk-Swe (with Chicken) - Burmese (Union of Mayanmar) Egg Noodles and various choices of meat - chicken, shrimp, tofu, etc. Supposedly full of Tumeric, Cayenne Pepper, salt, ginger, cumin and more. Basically, it tasted like a plain spaghetti with a little garlic. Color me--unimpressed. Would I try again? Nope. Booorrring. For what it's worth, I really think the blame lies with Village Mingala, and not Burmese cuisine. Every meal I've had at VM has been bland (with the exception of the wonderous Lephet Thok), and I've been told that VM is just well...sub par. So I'm making a note right now - time to check out the only other Burmese joint in NYC, on 2nd Avenue in the 70s.... Where I found it: Village Mingala/Mingala Burmese |
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Rangoon Night
Market Noodles - Burmese (Union of Myanamar) Burmese lo mein - fried garlic noodles, with a touch of meat, and crispy scallions up top. A great side dipping sauce is included, a sort of tangy hot sauce with vinegar. Would I try again? I've nothing against it - but it tasted just like a variant of regular lo mein. So...no. Where I found it: Village Mingala/Mingala Burmese |
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Thousand Layer
Pancake - Burmese (Union of Myanamar) a.k.a. Keema (?) A type of Burmese paratha - a flaky fried circle of bread. This item was actually listed as a dessert in the menu, but was a disappointment. Not sugary in the slightest, and kind of greasy. Not a pleasant experience that I wish to repeat. Would I try again? Nope. Where I found it: Village Mingala/Mingala Burmese |
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The Cheat Sheet
Essential Vocabulary Kow Swear = Noodles Thoke = Salad |
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