Burmese Tea Leaf Salad

Name: Burmese Tea Leaf Salad
Cuisine: Burmese (Myanmar)
Ingredients: 1 cup fermented tea leaves; 1/2 cup fried yellow split peas; 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp chopped garlic; 2 tbsp fried garlic chips; 1/3 cup roasted peanuts; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 1/4 cup dried shrimp; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp fish sauce

Burmese Tea Leaf Salad, or Lahpet Thoke, is a unique and vibrant salad made from fermented tea leaves mixed with a variety of crunchy and savory ingredients. It is both a popular snack and a traditional dish symbolizing hospitality and community in Myanmar.

10 ingredients

savorytangynuttyfermentedcrunchy

Culinary DNA Preview

Burmese (Myanmar)85%

Indigenous15%

Ingredients

fermented tea leaves
1 cup
fried yellow split peas
1/2 cup
chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup
chopped garlic
2 tbsp
fried garlic chips
2 tbsp
roasted peanuts
1/3 cup
sesame seeds
1 tbsp
dried shrimp
1/4 cup
lime juice
2 tbsp
fish sauce
1 tbsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

This salad originates from Myanmar where tea leaves are fermented and consumed as a delicacy, reflecting the cultural significance of tea in Burmese social and culinary traditions.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Burmese (Myanmar)85%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

fermentation frying mixing roasting

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