Burmese Lahpet

Ingredients

• 100g fermented tea leaves (laphet), well-drained
• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 2 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce
• Juice of 2 limes
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 2 tomatoes diced
• 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
• 3 tbsp fried split chickpeas
• 3 tbsp fried split mung beans
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame
• 2 garlic cloves sliced and fried
• 1 chilli sliced
• Big handful coriander

Instructions

1. Mix tea leaves with oil, fish sauce and lime juice.
2. Arrange piles around the tea-leaf mound: cabbage, tomato, peanuts, chickpeas, mung beans, sesame, garlic, chilli, coriander.
3. At the table, toss everything together vigorously.
4. Eat right away.

Serving suggestions

• Often eaten at end of a Burmese meal.

Storage & reheating

Tea leaves keep weeks fridged.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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