Lahpet Thoke
Fermented tea leaf salad with crunchy beans and nuts.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Fermented tea leaves
- 300 g Cabbage
- 2 Tomatoes
- ½ cup Peanuts
- ½ cup Fried broad beans
- 3 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 3 tbsp Lime juice
- 2 tbsp Fish sauce
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 2 Green chili
Method
- Prepare the tea leaves — Rinse the fermented leaves if very strong, then dress with oil and lime.
- Fry the garlic — Slice and fry the garlic until golden and crisp.
- Shred — Finely shred the cabbage and slice the tomato.
- Combine — Arrange everything in separate piles in a bowl so each element stays crunchy.
- Lahpet Thoke is ready — Toss at the table with fish sauce and lime just before eating.