Nan gyi thoke (Burmese: နန်းကြီးသုပ်, pronounced [náɰ̃d͡ʑíθoʊʔ]; also spelled nangyi thoke or nangyi dok) is an a thoke salad dish in Burmese cuisine, made with thick round rice noodles mixed with specially prepared chicken curry and chili oil.[1][2] The dish is garnished with toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chilis, crispy noodles, slices of hard-boiled egg, fish cakes, and zested with lime or lemon.[3] The noodle salad originated as a street food from Mandalay.[1]
 Nan gyi thoke | |
| Alternative names | Mandalay mont di (မန္တလေးမုန့်တီ) |
|---|---|
| Course | Breakfast, brunch |
| Place of origin | Mandalay, Myanmar |
| Main ingredients | Thick rice noodles, chicken or pork curry, toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chilies, crispy noodles, hard-boiled egg slices, lime juice |
Etymology
editThe salad is known by a number of different terms, including nan gyi thoke, nan gyi mont di, and is called Mandalay mont di in Yangon.[1] Nan gyi (နန်းကြီး; lit. 'large thread') refers to the thick round rice noodles used in this salad.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Aye, MiMi (2019-06-13). Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-5948-5.
- ^ Tan, D.; Leahy, K.; Lee, J. (2017). Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asia. Ten Speed Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-60774-950-9. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Bush, Austin. "10 foods to try in Myanmar -- from tea leaf salad to Shan-style rice". CNN. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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