Lahpet (tea leaf salad)

Make Lahpet (tea leaf salad) at home

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fermented tea leaves (lahpet), or finely chopped brined green tea leaves
• 1/4 cup fried yellow split peas
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp fried garlic chips
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 tomato, diced
• 2 green chilies, sliced
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce
• 2 tbsp peanut or sesame oil

How it's made

1. Mix the tea leaves with oil, lime juice, and fish sauce, and let sit 10 minutes.
2. Arrange the cabbage and tomato on a platter.
3. Place the tea leaf mixture in the center.
4. Arrange the beans, peanuts, sesame seeds, and garlic chips in separate piles around it.
5. Add green chilies and a squeeze of lime.
6. At the table, toss everything together and eat with fingers or spoon, or with rice.