Burmese salads

Burmese salads
A serving of laphet thoke (pickled tea leaf salad) before mixing.
CourseSnack, Entree, Side dish
Place of originMyanmar
Associated cuisineBurmese cuisine
Serving temperatureCold or room temperature
Main ingredientsVarious
Similar dishesThai salads, Vietnamese salads

Burmese salads (Burmese: အသုပ်; transliterated athoke or athouk) are a diverse category of indigenous salads in Burmese cuisine. Burmese salads are made of cooked and raw ingredients that are mixed by hand to combine and balance a wide-ranging array of flavors and textures. Burmese salads are eaten as standalone snacks, as side dishes paired with Burmese curries, and as entrees. The most common or popular, the iconic laphet thoke (fermented tea leaf salad) is traditionally eaten as a palate cleanser at the end of a meal.