Comments on: Own-o Kow-swear (Burmese Wedding Stew): Ensuring Burmese Nuptial Bliss for Generations

By: We Are Never Full » Haitian Celebration: Griyot ak Diri ak Pwa(Fried, Marinated Pork Chunks with Rice and Beans)

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:01:58 +0000

[...] wrote way back in the spring about the Burmese national dish, Own-o Kow Swear, and noted that condiments played a crucial role in that country’s cooking. So it is in [...]

By: admin

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:24:22 +0000

What help do you need?

By: nahid bhathena

nahid bhathena — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:51:58 +0000

can you help me with the Burmese dish Kow sway

By: Lori Lynn @ Taste With The Eyes

Lori Lynn @ Taste With The Eyes — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:35 +0000

Thanks for the geography lesson, I am laughing about Mandalay Bay (I was just in Vegas!)

Oh, the “Old Blogging Days” 2007 was so long ago! We have come so far with our photography!

The dish sounds intriguing.
LL

By: emiglia

emiglia — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:49:11 +0000

This looks really interesting… I think I’ll give it a try!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:23:50 +0000

@Lang – i’ve not had a laksa in ages and I hadn’t made that connection, but you could be onto something there. They are certainly similar in that regard, and also in the extensive use of the garnish/condiments.

By: Lang

Lang — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:47:52 +0000

Never heard of this dish (not that I’ve delved deeply into Burmese cuisine much, or at all) but it looks delicious and reminds me somewhat of the Malaysian Laksa I made this past weekend, which is also a coconut broth over noodles with spices like tumeric, garlic, ginger, and so on. Laksa has variations all over Southeast Asia; could this be one of them?

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:04:09 +0000

Asia the Beautiful Cookbook also has a chapter on Myanmar, but I’ve yet to cook from it. I didn’t even realize that Myanmar is Burma.

On a similarly Heather-doesn’t-know-everything-Asian tip, I recently reconnected with a Cambodian friend from high school who is a whiz at Khmer cooking, turns out. She’s gonna teach me a thing or two.

By: courtney aka glamah

courtney aka glamah — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:37:35 +0000

Hmm. I never contemplate Burmese food and now I am curious. The whole story and struggle of Aung San Suu Kyi fascinates me. I admire her strong will.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:08:21 +0000

Hi, I am a new fan of your blog and I love this post. I grew up in Greenwich Village and besides owning a Burmese cat, we used to have (many years ago) a fantastic Burmese restaurant on the “border” of Chinatown and Little Italy called “Mandalay”. My mother and I were regulars. It’s a shame that this cuisine isn’t better known. Thanks for the lovely recipe. Can’t wait to make some.