The matriarch of a local Burmese family–an experienced home cook branching out into her first restaurant—spotlights dishes such as laphet thoke (traditional tea leaf salad) and amazing noodle soups.
At its height, the four-hour spectacle drew patriotic crowds of more than 250,000 to cheer on newly naturalized citizens, marching bands, and famous parade marshals.
Six families detail the history of their iconic shops, which neighbors relied on for everything from homemade egg custard snowballs to butcher-your-own goats.
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