lahpet
/ləˈpɛt/
lahpet noun: a dish, popular in Burma, consisting of pickled or fermented tea leaves (encountered in the West especially as tea leaf salad).
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Noun
lahpet (uncountable)
- A dish, popular in Burma, consisting of pickled or fermented tea leaves (encountered in the West especially as tea leaf salad).
- [How long the tea] leaves stay underground is largely determined by the price the leaves would sell for; in other words, a laphet producer waits until the price is favorable enough to justify the effort of emptying out the pit all at once. According to locals, the best quality laphet is made in the...2005, Fresh Cup: The Voice of the Specialty Coffee Industry, volume 14, page 45
- When satisfied with the level of fermentation, transfer to refrigerator. Lahpet will keep, refrigerated, for several months. Lahpet is popular in Myanmar, where it is considered a national delicacy […]2015, Adam Elabd, Fermenting Food Step by Step: Over 80 step-by-step recipes for successfully fermenting kombucha, kimchi, yogurt, vinegar, and kefir, Penguin, →ISBN, page 7
lahpet meaning in Thai and Myanmar
lahpet in Thai
- Burmese dish
- เมี่ยง mîiang, ใบเมี่ยง
lahpet in Myanmar
- Burmese dish
- လက်ဖက် lakhpak, လက်ဖက်စို lakhpakcui
Forms of lahpet
| alternative form | laphet |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lehpet |
| alternative form | lephet |
Origin of lahpet
From Burmese လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, “fermented or pickled tea”). The first element is ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la and hence a distant doublet of tea.
Words that rhyme with lahpet
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about lahpet
- What does lahpet mean?
- Lahpet means a dish, popular in Burma, consisting of pickled or fermented tea leaves (encountered in the West especially as tea leaf salad).
- What is lahpet in Thai?
- Lahpet in Thai is เมี่ยง (mîiang), ใบเมี่ยง. See Lahpet meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is lahpet?
- Lahpet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lahpet?
- Lahpet is pronounced /ləˈpɛt/.
Words near lahpet in the dictionary
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