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The Burmese dried-shrimp relish that sits in a jar in every Yangon kitchen, the seasoning you reach for to lift a plate…
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The Burmese dried-shrimp relish that sits in a jar in every Yangon kitchen, the seasoning you reach for to lift a plate…

Salt cod soaks for 24 hours with several water changes to draw out the salt

Poached chicken is shredded and tossed with finely shredded cabbage, carrot and onion that has been softened in a light vinegar bath

A Burmese aubergine dish, the kind of thing that turns up on a weekday table next to a simple curry and rice

Winged beans are sliced thin and tossed with kerisik (toasted grated coconut pounded to a fragrant paste), fresh herbs…

Napa cabbage quarters and salts in heavy salt water 4 hours; rinses well; drains

Dried red chillies are deseeded (most of them), garlic is sliced, shallots are sliced thin

The Burmese fish cakes that arrive at lahpet-thoke salad tables and street snack stalls alike, bright with lime and curry leaf

Beef parboils briefly with stock cube and onion to make a quick stock

A boiled water-butter-flour dough rolls thin; a thick shrimp béchamel goes on top; folded into half-moons, sealed…

Eggs hard-boil; cool; peel; quarter

Red chillies, garlic, shallots, tomato roast briefly under a grill until softened and slightly charred

A Yangon street-stall snack and the lunch office workers queue for at midday: broken samosas tossed in a hot yellow-pea…