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100 Asian Dishes Burmese Cuisine - Nan Gyi Thoke (နန်းကြီးသုပ်‌ ) Hey Serious Bite-rs :) How goes it?! Fred and myself are super stoked ‘cos this time around …. we are covering BURMESE FOOD!! And, it’s going to be one of the most popular trademark salads of our country - and nope, it’s not laphet (tea leaves salad) . It’s our people’s one of the most cherished salads of all time (especially the ladies’ favorite) …….NAN GYI THOKE/နန်းကြီးသုပ်‌(or) the Burmese version of spaghetti . The goal of this post is not only for our Burmese readers but also to cater to our international crowd and potential Burmese food lovers.  We want to introduce this treasure to international readers so that they can even try it out themselves with the right ingredients or know where to get good nan gyi thoke whenever they are in Myanmar. So, without further ado, let’s begin! First and foremost, let’s kick off by talking a bit about its history and why it became popular in Myanmar. But b...

After our first blog about Tom Yum fried rice was published, we brainstormed a number of hours to come up with other Thai dishes we could write about. Since most of the famous Thai dishes have already been covered in ALL sorts of details there is by many bloggers worldwide, we figured it’s time to change things up a little - meaning, we will cover a Chinese traditional dish this time around!  Get ready cos’ it’s time for - *drum rolls* the bad boy Sichuan dish “KKKKKKUUNNNGPAO chicken” or chickuhn in Asian accent. Say it out loud before you read any further. Say it with me in your best Asian accent…”Kungpao Chickuhnnn!!”   That’s right, the mood is set. So let’s talk about this world famous dish which will literally make your mouths water. Before we elaborate any further - we all know that before you put something in your mouth, you gotta know where it came from and how it came about, right? So, some history. Kung Pao Chicken History 101 Ku...

HELLO everyone :) we are insanely pleased to have finally started Serious Bites - a food review and a rating blog for foodie monsters like y’all. This blog - we have been longing to write since many many years ago. And, Serious Bites and its posts will be all about -you guessed it- FOOD and only about FOOD. A little background about us - My name is Andrew, a Burmese national who works and studies in Thailand. Me and my best mate Fred have been talking about food blogging for years but never actually had time to start one. But I finally quit my full-time job and for what it’s worth, I am back to writing full time again. Besides going back to pursue my aerospace degree, this is what I will be doing every week in my free time - rate, review and share our ideas on all types of Asian cuisine we have tried out and will try out. On Serious Bites, our readers can also expect posts of us going on wild food adventures and trying out all kinds of Asian ...