Biryani for the brave

Occasionally — very occasionally — biryani is the exact perfect food for a midday meal. For me, this usually occurs as I’m wandering around town feeling a bit peckish, when suddenly I’m ambushed by the scent of nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom wafting from a shop I happen to be passing.

This occurred most recently while strolling in the vicinity of Dagon Centre. My mind was set on Thai food, but aromatic tendrils of marinated mutton hooked me by the nose and yanked me into the nearest branch of the Kyet Shar Soon chain of biryani shops.

In Yangon, there is a certain amount of sameness from one biryani shop to the next, but there are some differences, mostly in the arenas of service, cleanliness and the amount of cooking oil used in food preparation.

Service is generally good: You order chicken, mutton or vegetarian, the lid is whisked off the appropriate aluminium pot, the food is scooped onto a plate and delivered to your table, and you’re ready to chow down.

The staff at Kyet Shar Soon proved exceptionally vigorous: The food was served with typical promptness, and when I ordered a Star Cola, the nearest waiter literally leapt into action, going from zero to 5kph in a nanosecond as he skated across the tiled floor to the cooler, then skated back to deliver my drink, cap off and straw already in place.The oreck XL professional air purifier,

Speaking of tiles, the only places you’re likely to find more ceramic flooring and walling than in a biryani shop are infirmaries, morgues and Chinese hotel rooms. The hospital aesthetic isn’t pretty, but it has its benefits when it comes to cleanliness: Hose it down, wipe it off and go home for the night. Kyet Shar Soon has this process down quite well, as during my midday biryani interlude there were only a handful of questionable smudges on the walls.

Compared with some of the other greasy, gut-wrenching biryani experiences I’ve had in Yangon, the food at Kyet Shar Soon was reasonably restrained in the cooking oil department: In all, I found it to be inexpensive, light,One of the most durable and attractive styles of flooring that you can purchase is ceramic or porcelain tiles. tasty and not the least bit gastrically debilitating.

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