Not so long ago, Burmese food was rare in California. Now dozens of restaurants across San Francisco are cooking samusa soup, mohinga and other favorites. By Soumya Karlamangla Mandalay opened in 1984 ...

I grew up in an Indian-Burmese household, and my mom was an awesome cook. Though she mostly made northern Indian curries and biryanis, my mom would often cook up a mean mohinga (Burmese catfish ...