Forms
- Lahpet chauk (လက်ဖက်ခြောက်) or dried tea leaves, also called a-gyan gyauk (အကြမ်းခြောက် crude dry), are used to make green tea - yei-nway gyan (ရေနွေးကြမ်း, plain/crude hot water) or lahpet-yei gyan (လက်ဖက်ရည်ကြမ်း, plain/crude tea); it is the national drink in a predominantly Buddhist country with no national drink other than the palm toddy.
- Acho gyauk (အချိုခြောက်, lit. sweet and dry) or black tea makes sweet tea (လက်ဖက်ရည်ချို, lahpetyei gyo) with milk and sugar.
- Lahpet so (လက်ဖက်စို) means wet tea to distinguish it from dried tea and indicates pickled tea although lahpet is generally synonymous with pickled tea.
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