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| Type | Rice noodles |
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| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin | Thailand |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associatedcuisine | Thailand |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Shahe fen, meat (chicken,beef,pork) orseafood ortofu, sauce (stock,tapioca starch orcornstarch),soy sauce orfish sauce |
Rat na (Thai:ราดหน้า,RTGS: ratna,pronounced[râːt.nâː]; literally: 'topping'), also writtenrad na, is a Thai-Chinese noodle dish.[1] The name of the dish is pronounced[ɹäːt̚˦˩näː˦˩] in Thai colloquial speech.
It is made with stir-friedwide rice noodles, a meat such aschicken,beef,pork, orseafood ortofu,garlic, andgai lan (Thai:คะน้า;RTGS: khana). The dish is then covered in a sauce made with fermented soy beans and thickened withtapioca starch orcornstarch. It is seasoned with dark soy sauce,fish sauce, and ground white pepper. In Thailand, people often sprinkle some sugar, fish sauce, sliced chilies preserved in vinegar (with some of the vinegar), and/or toasted, ground dried red chilies on the dish.
There are variants, including using rice vermicelli instead of the wide noodles, and using deep-fried thin egg noodles (mi krop), with the sauce poured on to soften them.[2]
In areas wheregai lan can not be easily obtained, broccoli or broccolini can be used as a substitute.[3]
Rat na was originally cooked in China, prepared only in high-end restaurants where it became very successful.Teochew people (Chinese people native to theChaoshan region) began cooking and selling it to working-class people and its popularity spread to Thailand.[citation needed]
Originally,rat na in Thailand was made with a little extra sauce and covered with a banana leaf. Diners themselves cut the fat noodles, which were large and circular, as they ate.[citation needed]
The notablerat na (includingPad See Ew) areas in Bangkok such as Tanao road inPhra Nakhon nearGiant Swing andBangkok City Hall,Wang Burapha nearThieves' Market andSaphan Lek,Sam Yan neighborhood inPathum Wan, orYaowarat neighborhood inChinatown.[4][5][6][7]
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