Laphet Thoke

Name: Laphet Thoke
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 100g pickled fermented tea leaves; 3 tbsp fried garlic, crispy; 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 3 tbsp roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp dried shrimp; 3 tomatoes, diced; juice of 1 lime; fish sauce to taste

Myanmar

Laphet is so culturally significant that laphet ya — can we eat tea? — is an idiom for reconciliation in Myanmar.

Fermented tea leaf salad — pickled tea leaves tossed with crunchy fried garlic, sesame, peanuts, dried shrimp and tomatoes. Myanmar's prized social food.

Photo: Wagaung

Prep

15 mins

Cook

0 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

490 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

100gpickled fermented tea leaves

3 tbspfried garlic, crispy

2 tbspsesame seeds, toasted

3 tbsproasted peanuts

2 tbspdried shrimp

3tomatoes, diced

juice of 1lime

fish sauceto taste

Method

If tea leaves are very sour, rinse briefly. Combine all ingredients.

Toss thoroughly. Taste and adjust lime and fish sauce.

Serve immediately — the crunch is important.

Chef's Tip

Serve immediately after mixing — the crunchy elements soften quickly.

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