Not Too Sweet
Home cooking, far from home.
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Food is a love language, but it's not just about what's on the plate. It's about taking care of your loved ones, thinking of their well being, sharing pieces of your heart and soul through things that we so easily take for granted. Food was always central to our life, but it was never just sustenance. It was how we showed care, expressed emotion, connected with each other. It was how we loved.
When my family first came to the United States, my mom cooked and catered to make ends meet, feeding young Burmese immigrants who missed the taste of home. They'd pick up their lunches in tiffin tins. She eventually opened a restaurant in her own name, blending Burmese, Thai, Chinese, and other Southeast Asian cuisines under one roof.
Not Too Sweet is my effort to bring authentic, underrepresented Southeast Asian food into more spaces in New York City — starting in my own apartment. Through these dishes, I hope to share the same love my mother shared with me, with you.
Cao Lầu
A dinner shaped by the central coast. Noodles made with ash water from a single well, char siu pork, herbs from the morning market — translated, gently, to a kitchen ten thousand miles away.