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Lahpet Thoke, or Burmese Tea Leaf Salad in Bangkok, Thailand by Asian Taste by Mhway Mhway Lay

Lahpet Thoke, or Burmese Tea Leaf Salad by Asian Taste by Mhway Mhway Lay, Bangkok, Thailand One of the great things about living in Bangkok , Thailand is that you can find amazing international cuisine from all around the world. One of my favorite lesser-known cuisines is Burmese food , and there are a number of really good Burmese restaurants to be found around the city. I discovered Asian Taste by Mhway Mhway Lay near Victory Monument the other day and decided to visit for lunch. I started by ordering lahpet thoke , one of the most iconic Burmese dishes. Lahpet thoke, or tea leaf salad, is a dish made from pickled or fermented green tea leaves served with peanuts, garlic, sesame seeds, tomato, beans, corn, and other fresh ingredients. It's one of the few dishes in the world where you actually consume the whole tea leaf as a vegetable. The fermented tea leaves have a deep, earthy bitterness with a slight tangy fermented taste, and the crunchy peanuts and fried garlic add richnes...

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