Khao soi

Chickenkhao soi with fermented vegetables,Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Alternative names	Khao soy
Type	Noodle soup
Region or state	Northern Thailand, NorthernLaos, andMyanmar
Associatedcuisine	Myanmar,Laos andThailand
Created by	Chin Haw
Main ingredients	Hand-cut rice or egg noodles, coconut milk, curry soup base
Variations	Northern Thai khao soi, Lao khao soi
Similar dishes	Ohn no khao swè
Media: Khao soi

Khao soi orkhao soy (Thai:ข้าวซอย,pronounced[kʰâ(ː)wsɔ̄ːj];Northern Thai:ᩮᨡᩢ᩶ᩣᨪᩬ᩠ᨿ,pronounced[kʰa᷇(ː)wsɔ̄ːj];Lao:ເຂົ້າຊອຍ,pronounced[kʰȁ(ː)wsɔ́ːj];Shan:ၶဝ်ႈသွႆး,pronounced[kʰaw˧˧˨.sʰɔj˥];Burmese:အုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ,pronounced[ʔóʊɴno̰kʰaʊʔsʰwɛ́]) is aChin Haw dish^[1][2] served inLaos and northernThailand.^[3] A comparable dish,ohn no khao swè, is widely served inMyanmar. In Myanmar, it is known as "khao swè", an adaptation of the original name. Traditionally, the dough for the wheat noodles is spread out on a cloth stretched over boiling water. After steaming, the sheet noodles are rolled and cut with scissors.

The dish is believed to have evolved from Chinese Muslim traders who plied thespice route when what is now modern-day northern Thailand was controlled by the Burmese.^[4]

Lao khao soi is traditionally made with hand-sliced rice noodles in clear broth and topped with minced pork.^[5] In some markets inLuang Namtha andMuang Sing, vendors still hand-cut the noodles. These traditionally cut noodles can also be found in several places in northern Thailand.

There are several common versions of khao soi:

• Laokhao soi is completely different from and has no relation to the better-known Muslim-influencedkhao soi, a rich coconut curry and egg rice noodle soup of northern Thailand and Burma.^[5]Lao khao soi is a hand-sliced rice noodle soup with clear chicken, beef or pork broth topped with a tomato meat sauce made of minced pork, tomatoes, garlic, and fermented bean paste.^[6] The dish is always served with fresh herbs. Laokhao soi noodles are made with steamed rectangular sheets of rice flour batter. The steamed rice flour sheets are then rolled and sliced intowide rice noodle ribbons. The northern Lao provinces ofLuang Namtha andLuang Prabang are said to be the birthplace of the Laokhao soi.^[5][7] Northern Laotians have a special way of preparing this dish; different versions of it can be found at Lao restaurants.^[8]

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  Northern Thaikhao soi orkhao soi Islam is closer to the present-day Burmeseohn no khao swè, being a soup-like dish made with a mix of deep-fried crispyegg noodles and boiled egg noodles, pickled mustard greens,shallots,lime, ground chillies fried in oil, and meat in a curry-like sauce containingcoconut milk.^[9] The curry is somewhat similar to that of yellow ormassaman curry but of a thinner consistency. It is popular as a street dish eaten byThai people in northern Thailand, though not frequently served in Thai restaurants abroad.
  The Northern Thaikhao soi's predecessor was likely a noodle dish that made its way to the region from Myanmar, via theChin Haw, a group of ThaiChinese Muslims from Yunnan, who traded along caravan routes throughShan State in Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand from the 18th to early 20th centuries.^[10] Due to the Muslim influence, the noodle soup was originallyhalal, and therefore commonly served with chicken or beef, not pork.^[11][10]
  Different variants ofkhao soi that are made without any coconut milk and with rice noodles instead of egg noodles are mainly eaten in the eastern half of northern Thailand.
• Shankhao soi (Shan:ၶဝ်ႈသွႆးတႆး;Burmese:ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ) is featured in the cuisine of theShan people who primarily live inBurma.^[10] The dish consists of hand-slicedrice noodles topped with a tomato and meat sauce.^[10] This version ofkhao soi, as well as the version inChiang Rai Province, can contain pieces ofcurdled blood (seekhow suey).^[12]

• Northern Thai khao soi
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  Chickenkhao soi with curdled blood in a school cafeteria,Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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  Khao soiMae Sai, with (minced) pork and curdled blood, is a Thai variant that does not contain coconut milk or curry but uses the same sauce as innam ngiao.
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  A Muslim stylekhao soi nuea (beefkhao soi),Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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  Khao soi nam na is a style ofkhao soi with a minced pork-and-chilli paste, that is eaten in the eastern part ofChiang Rai Province, Thailand.
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  Khao soi noi songkhrueang is aShan dish: a wrap made from steamed rice flour batter with a filling of steamed vegetables and dusted with ground peanuts.

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