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The Migrating Kitchen

Tea leaf salad anyone? The unusual combination of tea leaves and garlic make a delightful combination on the palate. It’s something that Burmese may take for granted as a part of their after-lunch tradition but something that New Zealand audiences will find a lovely surprise.

Telling refugee and migrant stories through food all started with a book titled Lift the Lid of the Cumin Jar. This evolved into a bi-annual touring exhibition called The Migrating Kitchen. Lynda is in Wellington trying the dishes and meeting the community, including little baby Lucy, a toddler with quite a story to tell.

 

Judy McKoy (centre) with Baby Lucy, her siblings and mother.

Yar Thet Pan is ethnic Burmese.

Ethnic groups from Myanmar.

Annie Coates describes traditions behind Burmese culture and food.

Preparing the paste for the Tea Leaf Salad.

Ingredients for the fish curry.

Kyaw Zay Ya on the wok.

Kyaw Zay Ya with a double cooker prepares the rice noodle dish.

Peanuts toasted in the wok.

Traditional Tea Leaf Salad.

Annie Coates, Burmese and Kiwi with a sample dish.

Audience taste the dishes.

Audience taste the dishes.

Anna Cottrell from the Migrating Kitchen Trust.

Lynda has run out of hands!

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