Burmese Plate

Resisting and rebuilding, one delicious Burmese Plate at a time

By: Petra Chase, Peak Associate Content warning: brief mention of genocide.  In Burma, April is a time for celebrating a new year. During the five-day festival called Thingyan, people pour and throw water on each other on every street, a symbolic cleansing of past sins. Padauk, the national flower, blooms under the summer sun, framing faces and illuminating scenes with golden yellow. This year, however, Burmese people came together to respond to a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on March 28. Over 4,000 people have been reported dead, almost 4,800 injured, and 129 missing. These numbers are likely a…

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