Plate of thick noodles with curry, onion, lime, herbs, and crunchy toppings.

Nan gyi thoke

Myanmar (Burma) · Southeast Asia

Short description
This noodle salad is served mostly dry, with curry clinging to thick noodles rather than floating in broth.
Ingredients
Thick rice noodles, chicken curry, chickpea flour, onion, garlic, turmeric, chile oil, boiled egg, lime, cilantro, fried shallots, and crispy noodles.
Cultural note
It is a popular breakfast or teashop-style dish, finished with lime, chile oil, and crunchy garnishes to taste.
Common misconception
It is not a soup; the noodles are dressed and tossed with curry and chickpea powder.

image credit

Nan gyi thoke.png

creator:
Yee Mon Thant 04
license:
CC BY-SA 4.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons and center-cropped/resized/re-encoded for Gochizu; no other edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.