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Talabaw (S'gaw Karen: တၢ်လပီၣ်, Burmese: တာလပေါ, Burmese pronunciation: [tàləbɔ́]; also transliterated as talapaw, lit. 'great soup' in Karen), is a soup that originated in Karen cuisine. It is typically prepared with bamboo shoots, snakehead fish and basil leaves. A small amount of rice and some shreds of meat or seafood may also be added. The Karen traditionally used the soup to supplement rice, which was not cheaply available to them, consuming a large amount of soup with a small amount of rice in order to conserve the valuable rice. Talabaw is one of the most well-known soups in Myanmar, and widely considered to be the essential dish of Karen cuisine.