Burma Love Foods
Honest flavors. Burmese soul.
Award-winning tea leaf dressings, salad kits, and Burmese pantry essentials — crafted from the same traditional ingredients and family recipes that built the kitchens of Burma Superstar.
Made the traditional way. Shared with love.
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Fermented tea leaves tossed with roasted nuts, sesame, garlic, and chili. A beloved Burmese classic — ready at home in minutes.
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Our award-winning fermented tea leaf dressing, bottled exactly as we use it in the kitchen. Good Food & SoFi award winner.
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ကြွပ်ကြွပ်ကြော်သွန်ဖြူ
Crunchy, deep-fried garlic chips in sunflower oil — golden, irresistible, and the garnish that goes on everything.
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Peanuts, garlic chips, chickpeas, sunflower and sesame seeds — the perfect crunchy topper for any dish.
View Product →The Dish That Started It All
Laphet Thoke · လက်ဖက်သုပ်
No dish defines Burmese cooking like laphet thoke. Tea leaves are picked young, steamed, and fermented for months until they turn soft, tangy, and deeply savory — a flavor found nowhere else on earth.
At the table it becomes a celebration: the fermented leaves are tossed with crunchy fried garlic, roasted peanuts, toasted sesame, split chickpeas, fresh tomato, and a squeeze of lime. Every bite is a different texture.
Shop by Experience
Whether it's your first taste of Burmese food or your hundredth, here's the easiest way in.
New to Burmese?
A gentle, crowd-pleasing introduction — start with the Tea Leaf Salad Kit and Golden Garlic Chips.
Explore →For the obsessed
Classic, spicy, and vegan dressings plus the crunchy mix — everything to build the perfect bowl.
Explore →No cooking required
Grab'n'Go salads, noodles, and samusa wraps — a complete Burmese meal in minutes.
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Dressings, fish sauce, garlic chips, and crunchy mix — the staples behind every Burmese kitchen.
Explore →The Pantry
Tea leaf dressing, garlic chips, noodles, wraps, and sauces — made from the same kitchen traditions served across the restaurants.
Traditional fermented tea leaf salad — ready in minutes. Add protein and veggies for a complete meal.
All the umami, none of the fish sauce — a plant-based take on our signature dish.
Our classic tea leaf kit with a habanero kick. Contains our award-winning spicy dressing.
Our signature salad, tossed and ready — plant-based and packed with crunch.
Our vegan tea leaf salad with plant-based chick'n for extra heartiness.
Shredded pickled ginger, crunchy legumes, lime — bright and refreshing.
Chewy rice noodles in a spicy Burmese peanut-chili sauce.
A handheld take on our samusa — spiced potato filling wrapped and grilled.
Our award-winning spicy fermented tea leaf dressing — habanero heat, Burmese depth.
The traditional fermented tea leaf dressing, bottled exactly as we use it in the kitchen.
Fish-sauce-free and just as deep — green jalapeño brings a mellow heat.
Crunchy, deep-fried garlic chips in sunflower oil — the garnish that goes on everything.
Peanuts, garlic chips, chickpeas, sunflower and sesame seeds — the perfect salad topper.
Bright and salty — our house fish sauce for authentic Burmese cooking.
Why Tea Leaves?
In Myanmar, tea isn't only something you drink — it's something you eat. For over a thousand years, fermented tea leaves have been served to welcome guests, settle disputes, and mark celebrations. Here's how the leaf becomes laphet.
Young, tender leaves are harvested by hand from the highlands of Shan State, where cool mist and rich soil deepen their flavor.
The leaves are quickly steamed to lock in color, then pressed and packed to begin their slow transformation.
Buried and aged for months, the leaves turn soft, tangy, and savory — developing the singular umami of true tea leaf salad.
Recipes Hub
Quick, joyful ways to turn a jar and a kit into a full Burmese spread — at home, any night of the week.
25 min · Serves 4
Toss the kit with tomato, cabbage & lime.
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20 min · Serves 2
Dressing over warm rice, egg & greens.
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15 min · Serves 2
Noodles, crunchy mix & tea leaf dressing.
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A savory rub for chicken, tofu & veg.
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Salads, chips & dips for a crowd.
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5 min
Grab'n'Go salad topped with crunchy mix.
View recipe →Retail Availability
Burma Love Foods is stocked at grocers across the country — and ships nationwide straight from our kitchen.
Use our store locator to find the nearest grocer carrying Burma Love Foods, or order online for nationwide delivery.
Made with Purpose
Every jar supports our mission to create opportunity for Burmese refugees, immigrants, and women. When you choose Burma Love Foods, you're sharing in a story of resilience, hope, and community.
Our Story →Crafted in limited batches for the best quality and freshness.
Sourced with care, traditional, and no shortcuts — ever.
Supporting refugee jobs and local impact across the Bay.
Flaky, layered ghee breads griddled hot — pulled, folded, and crisped at the edges.
"Addictive recipes from the crossroads of Southeast Asia."
The Cookbook
Tea leaf salad, samusa soup, coconut noodles, and longtime favorites from the restaurants — adapted for home kitchens over the years.
Available at all our Burma Superstar and Burma Love locations and select Bay Area grocers.
Buy on Amazon →Reviews & Social Proof
"The tea leaf salad kit tastes exactly like the restaurant. I make it weekly now — my whole family is obsessed."
"I put the garlic chips on everything — eggs, rice, ramen. Genuinely can't keep them in the pantry."
"Finally found the vegan tea leaf dressing online. It ships fast and tastes incredible. A staple in our home."
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