Laphet thoke, tea leaf salad

No cooking, ten minutes, and the dish we get asked about most. Fermented tea leaf, crunchy beans and peanuts, tomato and cabbage, mixed at the table.

Method

1. Arrange each ingredient in its own pile around a large plate, laphet in the centre.
2. Bring it to the table like that — the mixing is part of the dish.
3. Squeeze over the lime, add the chilli, and toss everything together just before eating.

Kitchen note

Serve with plain rice and a pot of green tea, the way tea shops do.