Okra is also known as ladyfinger, choose firm, brightly coloured green pods no longer than 7-10cm. When they are fresh and young, they are delicious raw in a salad or grilled and eaten with a dipping sauce of soy sauce and lime juice.
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Supermarkets, Asian stores
Green mangos are used in salads, pickles and curries. It is different to ripe eating mango – the flesh is a pale green…
Rice vermicelli are thin noodles made from rice flour and sold dried. Before using, soak in water until soft then boil until cooked…
Dried shrimps in Burma have a lovely smoky smell and there is always a jar of pounded dried shrimps in the cupboard for a thote (salad)…
White poppy seeds are used in Burma although there is very little to distinguish them from the blue poppy seeds…