What does Burmese food taste like? Judging from the four dishes I had at a superb restaurant in San Francisco called, aptly, Burmese Superstar, it’s a little like Indian and Thai food at times, but at other times, like nothing else I’ve tasted. Which is why my San Francisco friends S and E were so eager to take me to this little but very popular low-key restaurant in the Richmond on Clement Street. (Another outpost is soon opening on Valencia Street – I’m assuming its the foodie neighborhood I was in earlier in the week in the Mission.) There’s also a Burmese Superstar in Oakland and in Alameda.
I loved everything we ate:
- – Walnut Shrimp – the only non-Burmese dish we ate, I’m told. A lightly battered sweetish fried shrimp served with, yes roasted walnuts and sesame seeds.
- – Tea Leaf salad – (as “featured on Food Network”) with greens, peanuts, fried garlic, and what appeared to be fermented tea leaves in a sweetish vinaigrette
- – A sautéed Eggplant dish (the one that reminded me of an Indian dish) (I’m not sure if it was the eggplant with garlic sauce or the eggplant with red curry sauce.)
- – A dish with flat noodles, chicken and vegetables (the one that reminded me of a Thai dish). I think it was the dish called Nan Pia Dok*
– Coconut rice – jasmine rice made with coconut milk and topped with sautéed onions (again, Indian-esque.)
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