Meeshay

Meeshay
Alternative names	မြီးရှည်
Course	Breakfast, Brunch
Place of origin	Myanmar
Region or state	Shan State
Main ingredients	Rice noodles, meat (chicken or pork) sauce, bean sprouts, rice flour gel, onions, garlic, chickpea flour, coriander

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Meeshay (Burmese:မြီးရှေ,MLCTS:mri: hre,pronounced[mjíʃè]; also speltmi shay, mee shay,mee shei) is aBurmese cuisine dish ofrice noodles with a meat sauce. The dish originated from the Chinesemixian (simplified Chinese: 米线) and became a specialty of theShan people of EasternMyanmar. Regional variants exist, but the two main types are the normal Mogok meeshay and theMandalay version.Myay-oh meeshay (lit. 'claypot meeshay') is aYunnanese version in which the rice noodles are cooked in a clay pot and the dish is served with a large quantity of soup and fresh vegetables.

The meat sauce is mainly made with pork or chicken. All forms of meeshay may be accompanied bymohnyin tjin (a popular Shan pickle made ofmustard greens, carrots and other vegetables fermented inrice wine) and clear soup usually of chicken broth withscallions. Another common side dish to meeshay is friedBurmese tofufritters.

Although a distinctly Shan dish, meeshay is popular in the major towns across Myanmar (Burma). Restaurant chains devoted to Shan dishes are popular inYangon where meeshay is one of the top choices amongst customers.^[1] Meeshay and other Shan dishes, are rich and comparatively bland (without the optional chilli flakes) due to the Highland culture of the Shan people. They are seen as novelty foods for typical city and town dwellers, as they present a deviation from typical Burmese cuisine dishes.^{[citation needed]} Meeshay is a popular breakfast, brunch and light lunch option for many folks in Myanmar's cities and towns.^[2]

In the original dish of meeshay, also calledMogok meeshay, the meat is cooked in a light sauce with onion, and is mixed with rice noodles. Alongside the meat sauce, a brown tangy rice flour gel with cane or rice vinegar, a dressing of soy sauce, fried peanut oil, chilli oil, and a garnish of crisp fried onions, spring onions and coriander are also added. A similar dish with tomatoes, called Shan khauk swè, is a 'soup version' without the gel, and fish sauce instead of soy sauce, with flat or round noodles, where the soup is part of the dish itself, rather than as consommé.

Mandalay meeshay (Burmese:မန္တလေးမြီးရှေ‌), a more elaborate dish, uses medium rice noodles and has a thicker, oilier meat sauce. A thicker rice flour glop is added. It is dressed with fried peanut oil, salted fermented soybeans and chilli oil, then garnished with blanched bean sprouts, pickled daikon, fried batter, crushed garlic and coriander. As the name suggests, the dish is a regional variation from Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city with a rich Shan cultural influence.

Myay-oh meeshay (lit. 'claypot meeshay') is a Yunnanese inspired dish, in which the rice noodles are cooked in a clay pot. The dish has a greater quantity of soup and includes fresh vegetables.

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