As a political asylee from Burma, a few would think that Sai and Thawdar Kyaw would soon work to become entrepreneurs and the founders of a gateway tea company. The couple decided to opened the restaurant to spread Burmese’s little known name to the world.
How? With the national dish, which was tea salad. They chose Boston, Massachusetts in February of 2007, and called it Yoma. There, to this day they serve traditional and modern Burmese cuisine. The biggest hit was the different, yet amazing tea salad (Lahphet Thot). The staple salad of Burma was now popular in Boston, so they decided to make a business out of it.
Enter Yoma Boston Inc established in 2013. Yoma quickly spread the news of edible tea in Tea Salad - which was now synonymous with Burma, all across the U.S in various stores and restaurants. It is also gaining global recognition, but that is a process they still work on everyday.
Yoma was built on spreading the taste and culture of Burma, in distributing all natural Burmese foods. Their passion is continue to providing you with the healthy, unique Burmese taste in which you cannot find anywhere else.
How? With the national dish, which was tea salad. They chose Boston, Massachusetts in February of 2007, and called it Yoma. There, to this day they serve traditional and modern Burmese cuisine. The biggest hit was the different, yet amazing tea salad (Lahphet Thot). The staple salad of Burma was now popular in Boston, so they decided to make a business out of it.
Enter Yoma Boston Inc established in 2013. Yoma quickly spread the news of edible tea in Tea Salad - which was now synonymous with Burma, all across the U.S in various stores and restaurants. It is also gaining global recognition, but that is a process they still work on everyday.
Yoma was built on spreading the taste and culture of Burma, in distributing all natural Burmese foods. Their passion is continue to providing you with the healthy, unique Burmese taste in which you cannot find anywhere else.