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Ingredients and serving

The main ingredients of ''mì Quảng'' are

rice noodles Rice noodles are noodles made with rice flour and water as the principal ingredients. Sometimes ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodle ...

, meat, and herbs, most commonly served with a small amount of broth, which is generally infused with turmeric.

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can also be added to make the dish more flavorful. Wide rice noodles are placed atop a bed of fresh herbs in a bowl (or vice versa), and then warm or tepid broth and meat are added. The broth is usually strongly flavored and only a small amount of it is used, generally enough to partially cover the vegetables. Meats used in the dish may include one or more of the following:

shrimp A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchi ...

('),

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig animal husbandry, husbandry dating back to 8000–9000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooke ...

('),

chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...

('), or even

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

(') or

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). Beef can be prepared in various ways; Cut of beef, cuts are often used for steak, which can be cooked to varying degrees of doneness, while trimmings are often Ground beef, grou ...

('). The broth is made by simmering the meat in water or bone broth for a more intense flavor, seasoned with

fish sauce Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, L ...

, black pepper,

shallot The shallot is a cultivar group of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, ''Allium ascalonicum''. The taxon was synonymized with '' Allium cepa'' (the common onion) in 2010, as the difference was t ...

and

garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus '' Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to central and south Asia, str ...

Turmeric Turmeric (), or ''Curcuma longa'' (), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between and high ...

is often added to the broth, giving it a yellowish color. As with many Vietnamese dishes, ''mì Quảng'' is served with fresh herbs ('); commonly used herbs include Thai basil, cilantro (' or '),

scallion Scallions (also known as green onions and spring onions) are edible vegetables of various species in the genus ''Allium''. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallots, leeks, chive ...

s or

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classifie ...

leaves,

Vietnamese coriander ''Persicaria odorata'', with common names Vietnamese coriander, rau răm (from Vietnamese), laksa leaf (calque from Malay ''daun laksa''), Vietnamese cilantro, phak phai (from Thai language, Thai: ผักแพว), praew leaf, hot mint, Cambo ...

('), sliced

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus '' Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called plantains, distinguishing the ...

flower (''bắp chuối bào''), and

lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are most often used raw in Green salad, green salads, although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiche ...

. A variety of other herbs may also be used in mì quảng, including common knotgrass ('), water mint ('), perilla ('), and heartleaf ('). ''Mì Quảng'' is commonly garnished with

peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large ...

s and toasted sesame rice crackers called ', which sets the dish apart from other noodle dishes. Additional ingredients may include hard-boiled quail eggs, steamed pork sausage ('), or shredded pork rinds ('). Lime juice and fresh

chili pepper Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of fruit#Berries, berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to ...

s are often used as an added seasoning; other seasonings may include

soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...

or chili sauce. ''Mì Quảng'' can also be served without broth, as a salad ('). Mì Quảng.jpg, Served with pork, shrimp and toasted ' Mi Quang at Ngoc Mai (with noodles uncovered).jpg, Served with pork, shrimp and yellow turmeric-dyed noodles Mi Quang 1A Danang.jpg, Served with pork, shrimp and prawn crackers () Mỳ quảng cá lóc ở Đà Nẵng.jpg, Served with snakehead fish () Mì Quảng chay, tháng 9 năm 2018 (3).jpg, Vegetarian ''mì Quảng'' with imitation meat

Cultural aspects

There is a Vietnamese saying about this dish:Tiêu Phong (2011)
Ăn mì Quảng để nhớ quê nhà
VnExpress. 2011-12-15. Accessed 2024-01-13. This couplet describes a girl from Quảng Nam, a province on Vietnam's South Central Coast, who warmly invites her lover to drink a cup of tea and a bowl of ''mì Quảng'', to show him the depth of her love for him.

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Ingredients and serving

Cultural aspects

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