Kuaitiao khua kai ( th, ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่, ) is a popular
Chinese
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-influenced
Thai
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dish made with
stir-fried rice noodles (, ) and
chicken. The
recipe
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His ...
for ''kuaitiao'' was later changed by Thais to dried noodles with chicken, whence came its modern Thai name.
''Kuaitiao khua kai'' is normally served as soaked dried rice noodles stirred with a simple combination of ingredients, such as chicken,
squid
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, and
lettuce. Other optional ingredients include sliced
tomatoes,
egg
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s, deep-fried doughsticks,
garlic
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, and
spring onion. It is seasoned with
oyster sauce
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, light
soy sauce
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, and
fish sauce. It also may be
seasoned
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with sauce prik,
chili flakes,
vinegar,
sugar
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, and tangy
tomato sauce. A special way to make ''kuaitiao khua kai'' is to spread it on top of lettuce.
It is said that ''Kuaitiao khua kai'' originated from chicken
congee
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without stock in the
Talat Noi neighborhood in the before
World War II period by
overseas Chinese
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() or ''Hoan-kheh'' () in Hokkien, refe ...
, who migrated to sell. It is very popular, especially young women, so it was adapted into noodles.
The notable ''Kuaitiao khua kai'' eateries in Bangkok are Suan Mali neighborhood near
Hua Lamphong railway station, and
Phlapphla Chai
Phlapphla Chai ( th, พลับพลาไชย, ) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. I ...
neighborhood near
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital
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in the
Yaowarat (
Bangkok Chinatown
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) area. In another places such Ban Poon neighborhood in
Bang Plad
Bang Phlat ( th, บางพลัด, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighboring districts, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district, Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok Noi, and Taling Chan.
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under the
Rama VIII bridge
The Rama VIII Bridge ( th, สะพานพระราม ๘, , ) is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built to alleviate traffic congestion on the nearby Phra Pinklao Bridge. Construction of the ...
in
Thonburi
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Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...
side and Luk Luang road along the
Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem
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near
Talat Nang Loeng 250px, Atmosphere within the market.
Talat Nang Loeng or Talad Nang Loeng ( th, ตลาดนางเลิ้ง, ; lit: ''Nang Loeng market''; also known as "Nang Loeng") is a market and historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. Located in Wat Somman ...
and the
Government House etc.
References
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