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Dark tea

Southeast Asia ・Oceania

Laphetso (Myanmar)

Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This site introduces the various teas that CHAMART has sampled.

Dark tea
Post-fermented tea
Production area: Myanmar
Flavor:
Lahpetso is fermented pickled tea and Lahpetso salad is a favorite national dish.

Laphetso at a market in Mandalay (April 2012) 
Photo provided by チャイ専門店 茶窓 https://www.chasou.com

Salad with Laphetso at a Burmese restaurant Nong-inlay in Tokyo, Japan (September 2019)

Laphetso at Fuji Myanmar store in Tokyo, Japan (September 2019)

Reference: 
松下智(平成10年) 茶の民族誌ー製茶文化の源流 初版第一刷 雄山閣出版
中村羊一郎著(平成29年)中村羊一郎のお茶しませんか 羽衣出版
大森正司、阿南豊正、伊勢村護、加藤みゆき、滝口明子、中村羊一郎編(2017) 茶の事典 初版第一刷 朝倉書店
高野實・谷本陽蔵・富田勲・中川致之・岩浅潔・寺元益英・山田新市 執筆 (社)日本茶業中央会監修 (2005) 緑茶の事典 改定3版 柴田書店
ミャンマー料理のお店ノングインレイ NONG INLAY http://nong-inlay.com
チャイ専門店 茶窓 www.chasou.com
International Labour Organization (ILO)
https://www.ilo.org
Market system analysis – Myanmar, Brewing opportunity
https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_704360.pdf

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