The day after we supped at Mandalay, L. and I went scavenging in the fridge for lunch and found leftover Let Thoke Sone. With my finely tuned foodie instinct, I knew immediately that it would make a lovely cold noodle salad and set about styling it on the plate: a handful of mixed lettuce leaves (would have used spinach if I'd had it), a drizzle of oil and a tangle of long skinny noodles. The overnight stay in the refrigerator gave the salad's Burmese dressing time to chill, but rather than mellow out each bite arrived on the tongue bursting with a practiced routine of complex flavors: a hint of garlic, then the swirl of salty fish sauce balanced by sweet peanuts and tart lemon. The spiciness, once more of a seething afterthought, had broken through its shy spell and now proudly marched across the tongue, flag waving.
L. and I agree: next time we go out for Burmese, we'll get an order of Let Thoke Sone to enjoy in its entirety the next day.
Let Thoke Sone has got to be my favourite Burmese dish. I agree with you, it tastes great the next day. It’s actually very easy to make yourself, check out the recipe at http://www.hsaba.com. I usually make a huge batch for supper and eat the left over the next day for lunch.
Posted by: Ginnah | April 10, 2007 at 07:11 AM