''Nan gyi thoke'' ( my, နန်းကြီးသုပ်, ; also spelled ''nangyi thoke'' or ''nangyi dok'') is an ''
a thoke''
salad dish in
Burmese cuisine
Burmese cuisine () encompasses the diverse regional culinary traditions of Myanmar, which have developed through longstanding agricultural practices, centuries of sociopolitical and economic change, and cross-cultural contact and trade with ne ...
, made with thick round
rice noodles mixed with specially prepared chicken curry and
chili oil.
The dish is garnished with toasted
chickpea
The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram" or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high ...
flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
, sliced onions, chilis, crispy noodles, slices of hard-boiled egg,
fish cakes, and zested with lime or lemon.
The noodle salad originated as a street food from
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
.
Etymology
The 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.
''Nan gyi'' (နန်းကြီး; ) refers to the thick round rice noodles used in this salad.
See also
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Burmese cuisine
Burmese cuisine () encompasses the diverse regional culinary traditions of Myanmar, which have developed through longstanding agricultural practices, centuries of sociopolitical and economic change, and cross-cultural contact and trade with ne ...
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List of salads
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Meeshay
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Ohn no khao swe Ohn is a Burmese name, used by people from Myanmar. Notable people with the name include:
* Daw Ohn (1913–2003), Burmese professor in Pali
* Ohn Gyaw (born 1932), Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1998
* Ohn Kyaing (born 1944), Bur ...
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Mont di
References
External links
Nan gyi thoke - Burmese Noodles recipe
Burmese cuisine
Noodle salads
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