''Kyay oh'' ( my, ကြေးအိုး; ) is a popular

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. Fish and chicken versions are also made as well as a "dry" version without broth. ''Kyay oh'' is traditionally served in a copper pot. ''Kyay oh'' is made with

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s) and marinated meatballs. The broth is made with pork, chicken, or fish. The pork version, the most popular, uses pork bones and intestine. ''Kyay oh'' is typically served with a tomato and green pepper sauce. Dry ''kyay oh'' salad, called ''kyay oh sigyet'' (ကြေးအိုးဆီချက်), is made without broth and uses sesame oil. It is topped with fried garlic sprinkles. The salad, like the soup, includes meatball, egg, pork brain, green choy and triangular-shaped crispy waffles stuff with meat. Other ingredients include salt, garlic powder, ginger and pepper. The first ''kyay oh'' restaurant, Kyay Oh Bayin, was founded in 1968 in Rangoon (now

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YKKO YKKO (an abbreviation of Yan Kin Kyay Oh, from my, ရန်ကင်းကြေးအိုး) is a restaurant chain in Myanmar specializing in kyay oh. The moniker comes from Yankin Township in Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန� ...

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