Malaysian is a good suggestion. Surprisingly, we have a world class Burmese in Northern Virginia place called Myanmar that might be somehwat similar. So, perhaps I’ll skip the Malaysian. Also, there is a very large...

isn’t bubba’s near the myanmar burmese place? if so, i tried it a LONG time ago (pulled pork — not ribs) and never went back. it wasn’t awful, nor was it really good. to be fair, if i was out that way...

Yes, I’ve been there. It was many moons ago. Steaks, roasts, chops. Inexpertly cooked at surprisingly high prices. Now here is another one for you: Aldo’s Italian Steak House on Rte 29 (Lee Hwy) in Merrifield. Near...

Fish sauce, by name Nuoc mam, Vietnam Nam pla, Thailand Tuk trey, Cambodia Ngan-pya-ye, Myanmar Patis, Philippines Shottsuru, Japan Fish gravy, China Interesting enough from what I have read Vietnam is kind of the home of fish sauce

to find in the city, so I sometimes settle for Eli’s from a supermarket. Turco’s raisin-walnut bread is good if it’s fresh. Burmese: Mingala in Manhattan was excellent in the past, better than the Burmese food I...

You are very, very brave. I’ve eaten street food in Thailand (of course!), Indonesia (durian, among other things), Papua New Guinea (but not the smoked bat), Cambodia, Myanmar, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico (natch) . . . but...

Burmese restaurants of any place outside of Burma/Myanmar. Burmese tea leaf salad isn’t like anything else, but I’m not sure it’s worth trekking all the way out to the Outer Richmond unless you’re going to...

The low amylose, short grain slightly sticky Japonica rices are largely limited to Japan and Korea. The Chinese eat long grain, higher amylose Indica rices, as do people in the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand (except...

I just returned from a month of travel in Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma). In each area I hired an English-speaking local guide as well as a vehicle to get around in with a driver. (Not sure why but the tourism industry...