The lowly yellow split pea enjoys superstar status at Daly City’s Little Yangon. Battered and fried into flat cakes, it provides a lively crunch in soups. Ground into powder, it adds subtle texture to noodle salads. Made into tofu, it has a tongue-teasing, almost gritty texture and a lovely saffron hue.
The Burmese restaurant tosses together humble ingredients like the pea to create tempting salads, soups, curries and stir-fries – a cuisine that has borrowed from neighboring India, China and Thailand, yet asserts its own brand of gastronomy.[Full Article Here]
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