Salads & Thokeအသုပ်
The hand-tossed salads Burma is famous for — laphet thoke first among equals.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Beginner
Thayet Thi Thanat, Green Mango Pickle-Saladသရက်သီးသနပ်
Tart, crunchy green-mango shreds dressed with fried garlic oil, chili, dried shrimp, and toasted chickpea flour — the sour thanat that cuts a heavy Burmese meal.
၄Salads & Thoke · 20 min · Beginner
Bekang Rawt, Fermented Soybean Salad
Fermented soybeans pounded with shallots, green chili, and salt — the Chin hills' pungent everyday salad, a mountain cousin of natto, eaten with hot rice.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Beginner
Hmarcha Rawt, the Chin Chili-Herb Pound
A fire-roasted chili and garlic relish pounded in the mortar, served the Chin way — beside a platter of plain boiled greens, pumpkin, and hot rice.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Beginner
Tohu Thoke, Shan Tofu Saladတိုဟူးသုပ်
Ribbons of silky Shan chickpea tofu tossed by hand with tamarind, garlic oil, sesame, and chili — the cool market salad of Taunggyi and Inle Lake.
၄Salads & Thoke · 130 min · Intermediate
Kachin Pounded Dried Beefကချင်အမဲသားထောင်း
Kachin pounded dried beef — salt-dried beef toasted over flame and beaten to a smoky wool with roasted chili, Sichuan pepper, garlic, and herbs.
၄Salads & Thoke · 45 min · Beginner
Kachin Pounded Chicken Saladကချင်ကြက်သားထောင်း
Kachin pounded chicken salad — smoky grilled chicken beaten in a mortar with ginger, garlic, and Sichuan pepper, then folded with a fistful of herbs.
၄Salads & Thoke · 45 min · Intermediate
Kachin Pounded Fishကချင်ငါးထောင်း
Grilled river fish flaked and pounded with roasted chili, Sichuan pepper, ginger, and raw herbs — the smoky, oil-free fish salad of the Kachin hills.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Intermediate
Kamar Thoke, Rakhine Oyster Saladကမာသုပ်
Rakhine's oyster salad — plump oysters barely poached, then tossed with shallots, green chili, lemongrass, and lime, and served back on the shell.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Beginner
Kazun Ywet Thoke, Water Spinach Saladကန်စွန်းရွက်သုပ်
The delta's everyday water spinach salad — blanched hollow-stem greens massaged with garlic oil, dried shrimp, toasted besan, lime, and fried garlic chips.
၄Salads & Thoke · 40 min · Beginner
Kyauk Pwint Thoke, Myeik Seaweed Saladကျောက်ပွင့်သုပ်
Crunchy seaweed salad from the Myeik archipelago — translucent kyauk pwint tossed with lime, dried shrimp, garlic chips, and warm turmeric-shallot oil.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Beginner
Mawlamyine Pomelo Salad (Kywegaw Thi Thoke)ကျွဲကောသီးသုပ်
Mawlamyine's famous pomelo pulled into pearls and tossed with dried-shrimp floss, fried shallots, and lime — the bright, gentle jewel of Burmese thoke.
၄Salads & Thoke · 35 min · Beginner
Monnyin Chin Thoke, Pickled Mustard Green Saladမုန်ညင်းချဉ်သုပ်
Shan pickled mustard greens tossed with tomato, garlic oil, sesame, and crushed peanuts — the sharp, crunchy salad on every hill-country table.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Nga Chauk Thoke, Dried Fish Saladငါးခြောက်သုပ်
A fiery Rakhine dried-fish salad — nga chauk fried crisp, pounded to flakes, and tossed with shallots, green chili, and lime, with barely any oil at all.
၄Salads & Thoke · 50 min · Intermediate
Fish Cake Salad (Nga Hpe Thoke)ငါးဖယ်သုပ်
Golden fried fish cakes sliced into ribbons and tossed with cabbage, shallots, lime, and garlic oil — a bright teashop salad from Mon State's coastal markets.
၄Salads & Thoke · 45 min · Intermediate
Ngapyaw Phu Thoke, Banana Blossom Saladငှက်ပျောဖူးသုပ်
The Ayeyarwady delta's banana blossom salad — shredded blossom massaged by hand with garlic oil, dried shrimp floss, toasted besan, lime, and fish sauce.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Pazun Chauk Thoke, Dried Prawn Saladပုစွန်ခြောက်သုပ်
Rakhine's dried-prawn salad — sweet coastal shrimp pounded to floss, tossed with shallots, green chili, and lime, and finished with a spoon of garlic oil.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Beginner
Pazun Thoke, Dawei Prawn Saladပုဇွန်သုပ်
Sweet estuary prawns hand-tossed with green mango, shallots, lime, and turmeric-chili oil — a bright Dawei table salad from Tanintharyi's prawn coast.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Pone Yay Gyi Thoke, Bagan's Black Bean Saladပုန်းရည်ကြီးသုပ်
Bagan's signature salad of inky fermented horse gram paste tossed with shallots, crisp garlic, peanuts, and green chili — pungent, deep, made for hot rice.
၄Salads & Thoke · 30 min · Intermediate
Pyi Gyi Nga Thoke, Fiery Squid Saladပြည်ကြီးငါးသုပ်
Rakhine's hot-and-sour squid salad — quick-blanched rings tossed with pounded charred chili, garlic, shallots, and lime, with no oil to break the fall.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Rakhine Ngapi Thoke, the Pounded Fireငါးပိသုပ်
Rakhine's roasted fish-paste salad — marine ngapi pounded with green chili, garlic, and lime, served the western-coast way with crisp vegetables and rice.
၄Salads & Thoke · 55 min · Beginner
Chin Smoked Pork Salad (Vawksa Rep Thoke)
Chin State's rafter-smoked pork, simmered tender and tossed warm with flame-roasted chili, ginger, and herbs — a mountain salad built on the smokehouse.
၄Salads & Thoke · 50 min · Beginner
Samusa Thoke, the Samosa Saladစမူဆာသုပ်
Yangon's street-stall samosa salad — crisp samosas chopped into cabbage, onion, and mint, dressed in a thin chickpea gravy sharpened with tamarind.
၄Salads & Thoke · 25 min · Beginner
Inle Tomato Saladခရမ်းချဉ်သီးသုပ်
Shan salad of Inle Lake's floating-garden tomatoes massaged with garlic oil, crushed roasted peanuts, toasted chickpea flour, and lime — simple and exact.
၄Salads & Thoke · 40 min · Beginner
Gin Thoke, the Ginger Saladဂျင်းသုပ်
Myanmar's bright ginger salad — shredded pickled young ginger massaged with toasted chickpea flour, fried beans, peanuts, and sesame for warmth and crunch.
၄Salads & Thoke · 40 min · Beginner
Laphet Thoke, the Fermented Tea Leaf Saladလက်ဖက်သုပ်
Myanmar's fermented tea leaf salad — pickled Shan tea massaged with garlic oil and lime, then piled with fried beans, peanuts, sesame, and dried shrimp.