OUR STORY
HOW IT BEGAN
In 2016, Desmond Tan, owner of the Burma Superstar family of restaurants, founded Burma Love Foods to enable customers to bring home the flavors of Burma Superstar. Since then, Burma Love Foods has developed a range of quality products that offer a taste of Burmese culinary excellence that Burma Superstar is known for. In 2017, Burma Love Foods’ Tea Leaf Dressing was awarded the Good Food Award for the Pantry category. In 2020, it received the Nexty Award for “Best New Condiment” and the Sofi Award for “Best New Product” in the Condiments, Dressings & Marinades category.
Burma Love Foods’ mission is to produce a full range of delicious Burmese food products to enable customers to enjoy the flavors of Burma Superstar at home. By sourcing fermented tea leaves from the Shan State mountains of Burma and using high quality ingredients, Burma Love Foods strives to spread happiness through the simple goodness of food.
FROM THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS OF BURMA
The magic behind Burma Love Foods begins in the Shan State mountains of Burma, where arguably the highest quality tea leaves originated and are still grown today. The growers pick the leaves in the “two leaves - one bud” configuration, where the flavor and punch is much more concentrated. The leaves are then fermented for a period of 2 to 6 months, resulting in a unique and earthy flavor profile.
From the mountains of Burma, to the city of San Francisco and to your kitchen table, Burma Love Foods products are crafted with love every step of the way. It’s a promise that you’ll want to #eatyourtea.
Spread love the Burma way through the simple goodness of food
LOVE PEOPLE
Be a great place to work where innovators, creators, and explorers come to be inspired
LOVE FOOD
Bring to the world a portfolio of quality Burmese restaurants and products
LOVE LIFE
Inspire a love for exploration, learning, collaboration, and growth
HAND-PICKED
Burma Love Foods’ tea leaves are hand-picked in the “two leaves - one bud” configuration, where the flavor and punch is much more concentrated.
PREPARATION
The tea leaves are then sorted and inspected for quality and carefully washed before fermentation.
FERMENTATION
The leaves are then fermented for a period of 2 to 6 months, resulting in a unique and earthy flavor profile.
PRODUCTION
In San Francisco, we add our secret combination of seasonings to create our thick and flavorful tea leaf dressing.