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hsa*ba: please eat

hsa*ba Burmese Cookbook

by Tin Cho Chaw

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100 simple authentic Burmese recipes

by Tin Cho Chaw

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Multi Award Winning Cookbook

by Tin Cho Chaw

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Stories, tips & unspoken secrets

by Tin Cho Chaw

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best mohinga recipe
Fish & Seafood | Noodles | Recipes

cho’s best mohinga recipe

Over the years, making mohingar has evolved into this version of fish noodle soup. My quick and easy recipe is full of healthy…

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roasted cauliflower
Recipes | Vegetables & Salads

roasted cauliflower

The miso and harissa marinade create caramelised florets that are moorish, eaten either as a side or a vegetarian main dish…

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gluten free fritter batter
Recipes | Savoury Snacks

gluten-free fritter batter

It can be challenging to cater for guests with gluten-free requirements but this fritter batter recipe will have you serving crispy golden fritters…

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Reviews & Awards

Hsa*ba Burmese Cookbook – Time Out Review

TimeOut Magazine

“Seldom does a book arriving with so little fanfare make such a splash in the kitchen….This book deserves to get widespread international recognition.”

– Susan Low, Timeout London

Lonely Planet

Food memories: a taste of home

In the latest edition of lonely planet guide to myanmar, Cho writes about her visit to Burma with her husband and their memorable meal of hand-mixed noodle salad. 

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Hello Magazine

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“The book is beautifully designed. It’s a rich, engaging tome that opens up the under-explored cuisine of this little-known country.”

gormand

Gourmand
World Cookbook Awards

We are over the moon to have won 3 awards in categories: Best Recipes Book, Best Asian Cuisine Book and Best First Cookbook (Burma/Myanmar, 2009)

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soy sauce

soy sauce

There are two types of soy sauce used in Burma. Dark soy sauce can be distinguished by shaking the bottle. It is thick in consistency…

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kohlrabi

kohlrabi

Kohlrabi is a cousin of cabbage, though it may look more like a root vegetable. Its bulbous body…

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saffron

saffron

Saffron is the stigmas of the saffron crocus which imparts a distinctive aroma and an intense yellow colouring…

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What our customers say…

Such an amazing book!

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Thank you for such an amazing book! The pictures are a delight and I can smell the aroma of the recipes!
Lynette M

Delighted!

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Delighted to find recipes my mum cooked for us as children. Fifty years on since leaving Burma, I can hopefully reproduce some culinary delights.
Donald

I am impressed.

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This is the best and greatest Burmese cook book I have ever seen…. I am impressssed. Most of the food there takes me back in time to Rangoon where I was growing up… Drooooooling…
Salim

Taste like my Grandma’s cooking.

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I’ve tried a couple of your recipes and they are the first to taste like my Grandma’s and Great Nana’s cooking. Thanks for letting me remember them again through the taste of your food.
Rob

Brought back many memories of my childhood.

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I just wanted to say that the book brought back many memories of my childhood and the foods my parents made. I look forward to passing on the recipes to my children.
Mary H

I look forward to introducing my young sons to Burmese food.

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I wanted to send a big thank you for putting this book together. I look forward to introducing my young sons to Burmese food in our home in the coming months.
Phillippa

It’s such a great book!

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It’s such a great book, I like the fact it’s first hand recipes from Burma, from someone who is of Burmese decent, who actually know the country, the culture! (not an “outsider” who had a “food tour” who claims to know the food)…
Hellan

Recent posts / View all blog posts

rakhine moti noodle soup
Blog | Food & Travel

rakhine moti soup

Rakhine Moti packet soup from Asian Hub Groceries makes an easy and quick dinner of sour and spicy noodles soup…

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peanut tofu
Blog | Food & Travel

peanut tofu

We first discovered tofu made from peanuts in Okinawa, Japan. It is know as Jimami Tofu…

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sun's burmese kitchen
Blog | Burmese Restaurants

sun’s burmese kitchen

Venturing out west to Blacktown is well worth the journey if you’re after truly authentic and delicious Burmese food…

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