Event: Burmese

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Why It’s Getting Easier to Find Burmese FoodMuch of the world is unfamiliar with the cuisine, but an exodus from Myanmar after a coup has made it more visible on the international stage.Phyu Cyn adding laphet, fermented tea leaves from Myanmar, to a salad dish at a restaurant in Bangkok.Why It’s Getting Easier to Find Burmese FoodMuch of the world is unfamiliar with the cuisine, but an exodus from Myanmar after a coup has made it more visible on the international stage.Phyu Cyn adding laphet, fermented tea leaves from Myanmar, to a salad dish at a restaurant in Bangkok.Credit...June 27, 2026Phyu Cyn calls herself a nomad chef and never travels without laphet, fermented tea leaves, a signature snack from her native Myanmar.On a recent Thursday, at a hip Thai restaurant in the popular Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin, she served laphet in a dip, plus grilled eggplant with sesame oil and fish sauce.The cuisine was unfamiliar to many of the guests, most likely because of the isolation Myanmar has suffered through decades of authoritarian rule.“I was going into it fully blind, and it was amazing,” said Emil Ringheim, a designer originally from Oslo.Seated in front of vibrant modern art, guests were scrambling to find words to describe the food. One couple came in expecting some punchy Thai dishes, but were pleasantly surprised that well-rounded flavors, not chili heat, took center stage. Eventually, the conversation turned to Myanmar itself, the country formerly known as Burma that has been wracked by a coup and years of civil war.“When their tummies are happy, we sometimes talk, and they ask about the situation in Myanmar,” Ms. Phyu Cyn, 42, said of…