Bangla Salad Plate

The tradition of salad plates is found all around the world. In Vietnam, a salad plate includes fresh herbs, tender salad greens, and crisp mung bean sprouts; in Armenia, it consists of piles of fresh tarragon, mint, and scallions. And in Bangladesh, a salad plate comes with wedges of lime, fresh green cayenne chiles, and usually some coriander leaves.

I was surprised the first time I was served this simple salad plate in Bangladesh, then came to realize that it was a normal part of