{"id":18325,"date":"2022-11-05T08:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T12:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18325"},"modified":"2022-11-05T08:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T12:08:07","slug":"amayar-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18325","title":{"rendered":"Amayar Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months ago a few friends and I ventured out to Amayar Kitchen, a Burmese restaurant in Maywood, NJ (a rather remote location \u2013 or so it seemed to me). Here&#8217;s a quick overview of our lunch that day.<\/p>\n<p>From the Appetizers section:<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1099-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVeggie Fritters \u2013 a tempting assortment for starters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1101_L-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBurmese Tea Leaf Salad \u2013 known to all at the table as Lahpet Thoke, but the menu shied away from all but a few Burmese designations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1108-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTofu Salad \u2013 the yellow tofu is a clue that we\u2019re doing Burmese cuisine. It gets its color from yellow split peas and turmeric.<\/p>\n<p>From the Noodles section:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1113_L-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSee Jet Noodles \u2013 roast duck with garlicky noodles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1111_L-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBait Noodles \u2013 named for the seaport on the southern tip of Myanmar, the noodz are topped with shrimp, sausage, a fried egg, beans and bean sprouts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1118-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>Aung San Fried Rice with roasted beans, a fried egg, and Three Layer Pork Curry \u2013 the special of the day. (I\u2019m guessing that \u201cthree layers\u201d refers to the pork belly stripes!) The best dish of the group IMO.<\/p>\n<p>Desserts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1125_L-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAssorted Burmese Cakes\/Jellies<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1129_L-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCoconut Sticky Rice Cake in Banana Leaf \u2013 sweet roasted coconut inside a dumpling made from pounded sticky rice, the most intriguing of the lot.<\/p>\n<p>I do wish the food had been a little more hard-core, but I\u2019m guessing that they offer what the location would likely accommodate. Delightful folks: we wish them all the best!<\/p>\n<p><em>Amayar Kitchen is located at 111 East Passaic St, Maywood, NJ.<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Burmese restaurant in Maywood, NJ. 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