Lahpet Thoke (Vegan Fermented Tea Leaf Salad)

Name: Lahpet Thoke (Vegan Fermented Tea Leaf Salad)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Burmese
Ingredients: 100 g fermented tea leaves (lahpet) (rinsed and drained); 40 g fried split peas (or crispy fried yellow lentils); 40 g roasted peanuts; 30 g toasted sesame seeds; 6 cloves garlic (sliced thin, for frying); 60 ml vegetable oil (for frying garlic); 2 pcs tomatoes (diced); 2 pcs green chillies (sliced); 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce (use tamari to keep this gluten-free); 2 tbsp lime juice; cabbage leaves (shredded, for serving)

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A textural, savoury-bitter salad of fermented tea leaves tossed with fried garlic, split peas, peanuts and sesame seeds. This is the vegetarian version made without dried shrimp or fish sauce — the version with both is just as commonly eaten in Myanmar.

Servings4 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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fermented tea leaves (lahpet) · rinsed and drained100gfried split peas · or crispy fried yellow lentils40groasted peanuts40gtoasted sesame seeds30ggarlic · sliced thin, for frying6vegetable oil · for frying garlic60mltomatoes · diced2green chillies · sliced2tamari or soy sauce · use tamari to keep this gluten-free2tbsplime juice2tbspcabbage leaves · shredded, for servingtotaste

Method

Fry the garlic chips

Fry the sliced garlic in the oil over medium heat for three minutes until golden and crisp, then lift out with a slotted spoon and reserve the garlic oil.

Fry low and slow rather than hot and fast — sliced garlic scorches quickly and turns bitter.

3 min

Loosen the tea leaves

Massage the rinsed fermented tea leaves gently with your fingers to loosen the strands and remove any excess bitterness.

Toss the salad

In a large bowl, toss the tea leaves with the fried garlic and reserved garlic oil, fried split peas, peanuts, sesame seeds, tomato and chilli.

For the traditional version, add two tablespoons of toasted dried shrimp along with the other mix-ins.

Season and serve

Add the tamari and lime juice, toss again, taste, and adjust the balance of salty and sour, then serve over shredded cabbage.

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Lahpet Thoke (Vegan Fermented Tea Leaf Salad)

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