Myanmar
Fermented Bean Cake
ပဲငါးပိ
Soybean fermented and pressed into discs, dried and either toasted whole or ground into curries as a vegetarian source of umami.
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Fermented Bean Paste
ပုန်းရည်ကြီး
Thick, dark paste of fermented horse gram from Myanmar's dry zone, used where fish paste would be in a coastal kitchen. It is a named bean-based accompaniment, distinct from soybean pe-ngapi.
Myanmar
Fermented Tea Leaves
လက်ဖက်
Young tea leaves steamed and packed into bamboo or clay to ferment for months, ending up soft, sour and faintly bitter.
Myanmar
Ngapi
ငါးပိ
Fermented paste of salted fish or shrimp, pressed and aged until pungent; the backbone of almost every savoury Burmese dish.