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Although 2018 brought the Burmese eatery to Manchester, it would be years before I tasted tea leaf salad again.
When he expanded the menu, he renamed it in honor of his homeland's largest river. The chef-owner called Burmese food "a mix between Thai and Indian," two of the country's neighbors. The timing of his purchase was not ideal, but he has managed with takeout and plans to bring back seated dining by late spring.
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Sein, 36, landed in Barre in 2003 as a high school exchange student.
Everyone in Burma eats it any time of day.
Happily, as of November 2021, I can satisfy my craving much closer to home.
The staple from the Southeast Asian country also known as Myanmar exploded in my mouth with salinity and tang; abundant crunch from roasted legumes and seeds; pungent, crisp garlic shards; and sparks of chile. He later applied for political asylum to escape Burma's long civil war, which has recently escalated.
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Sein worked for a decade as a Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program case manager and interpreter before buying Nepali Kitchen. Htun Sein, a Burmese native, bought the restaurant in February 2020. .
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