Burmese pork offal skewers

Wet Thar Dote Htoe

Wet tha dok hto (Burmese: ဝက်သားတုတ်ထိုး, pronounced [wɛʔθádoʊʔtʰó]; lit. 'pork on a skewer'; also romanized wet thar doke htoe) are pork offal skewers simmered in light soy sauce, and popularly served as a street food in Burmese cuisine. The skewers are dipped in a garlic and chili sauce.

The cuts of pork meat used in the skewers include the internal organs of the pig, including its ears, skin and cartilage, tongue, and offal, including the liver, heart, intestines, kidneys, spleen, lungs. The meat is well cooked in a large pan on a charcoal stove before simmering. The broth is made of light soy sauce, sugarcane, five-spice powder and bayleaf, ginger, oyster sauce, and an assortment of herbs, including lemongrass, mint, coriander, basil.

This street food first emerged in Yangon Chinatown in the 1990s, and is now ubiquitous in the city. Skewers are sold by the stick, and traditionally, street vendors set up stalls around which patrons gather and sit to enjoy.