Burmese Tea Leaf Pickle - Lahpet
Burmese favourite - Homemade lahpet - Tea leaf pickle
Materials
- 1/2 Cup Whole leaf green tea
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Inch Ginger
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Whole lemon juice
- 1/2 Tsp Paprikachilli powder
Instructions
- - Pour some hot water and steep the green tea.
- - Once done drain the tea and just keep the cooked whole tea leaf.
- - Add your chopped garlic ginger and lemon juice.
- - Add paprika then salt.
- - Give it a good massage and pack tight in a glass container.
- - Keep it away from sunlight and ferment it for 3 - 90 more days.
- - Once done Chop some garlic and chillis and blend them.
Video
Notes
[Maximum fermentation time for bigger batch is 90-100days]
This may not be the authentic way they make this in Myanmar, This is how my neighbours used to make the ferment which they sell in shops.