FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
The Chiang Mai Food Festival 2024 was held at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center Jan. 27-28. It featured several Burmese food vendors in Thailand known as Zay Collectives. This includes Zinme Teahouse, Bamama Cooks, May & Min, Daw Yin Kye and others.
“Our concept is called zay which means market in Burmese,” said Trish, founder of Bamama Cooks – a Burmese kitchen and social enterprise in Thailand. “Zay Collective is a group of small Burmese business owners, based in Chiang Mai. We just want to increase awareness [about our food and culture].”
Twenty Burmese businesses were among the 140 local food vendors in attendance. They gave demonstrations on how to pour proper Burmese pulled tea and Inle green tea. Trish gave a talk about laphet, the fermented tea leaf salad. Favorites like Mohinga, Shan noodles and Kayah sausage were also available.
