khao soi

There are several common versions of khao soi:

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• Lao khao soi is completely different and has no relation to the more famous Muslim-influenced khao soi, a rich coconut curry and egg rice noodle soup, of northern Thailand and Burma.{{Cite web|last=Fan|first=Cindy|date=16 April 2019|title=An obsession with khao soi, Lao rice noodles|url=http://somanymiles.com/2019/04/khao-soi-lao-rice-noodles/|access-date=30 June 2021|website=So Many Miles|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|date=28 January 2019|title=Laos Khao Soi - Tomato Meat Sauce Noodle Soup|url=https://scruffandsteph.com/2019/01/28/laos-khao-soi-tomato-meat-sauce-noodle-soup/|access-date=30 June 2021|website=Scruff & Steph|language=en-US}} The dish is always served with fresh herbs. Lao khao soi noodles are made with steamed rectangular sheets of rice flour batter. The streamed rice flour sheets are then rolled and sliced into wide rice noodle ribbons. The name khao soi is derived from the Lao language meaning 'sliced rice': khao is “rice” and soi means “sliced” and it is probably where the dish got its name. The northern Lao provinces of Luang Namtha and Luang Prabang are said to be the birthplace of the Lao khao soi.{{Cite web|date=15 February 2012|title=How to make Khao Soi meat sauce Tai Neua style|url=https://foodfromnorthernlaos.com/2012/02/15/khao-soi-meat-paste/|access-date=30 June 2021|website=Food from Northern Laos|language=en}} Northern Laotians have a special way of preparing this dish; different versions of it can be found at Lao restaurants.{{cite web|title=Kao Soi|url=http://www.theboatlanding.laopdr.com/menu/recipes.html#kao%20soi|work=Lao Food Recipes|publisher=The Boat Landing Guest House and Restaurant|access-date=7 July 2012|date=26 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716224817/http://www.theboatlanding.laopdr.com/menu/recipes.html#kao%20soi|archive-date=16 July 2012}}
• File:Khao soi - Bangkok - 2017-05-07 (001).jpgFile:Khow Suey (25204448596).jpgNorthern Thai khao soi or Khao Soi Islam is closer to the present-day Burmese ohn no khao swè, being a soup-like dish made with a mix of deep-fried crispy egg noodles and boiled egg noodles, pickled mustard greens, shallots, lime, ground chillies fried in oil, and meat in a curry-like sauce containing coconut milk.{{cite book | last=Walters | first=A.V. | title=The Foodspotting Field Guide | publisher=Chronicle Books | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4521-3008-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PswWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 | access-date=1 June 2017 | page=pt39}} The curry is somewhat similar to that of yellow or massaman curry but of a thinner consistency. It is popular as a street dish eaten by Thai people in northern Thailand, though not frequently served in Thai restaurants abroad.
  The Northern Thai khao soi's predecessor was likely a noodle dish that made its way to the region from Myanmar, via the Chin Haw, a group of Thai Chinese Muslims from Yunnan, who traded along caravan routes through Shan State in Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand from the 18th to early 20th centuries.{{Cite news |last=Eckhardt |first=Robyn |date=27 November 2009 |title=In Thailand, Chiang Mai's Fiery Noodles, Khao Soi |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125916044108063913 |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0099-9660}} Due to the Muslim influence, the noodle soup was originally halal, and therefore commonly served with chicken or beef, not pork.{{cite web |title=Khao Soi |url=http://library.cmu.ac.th/ntic/en_lannafood/detail_lannafood.php?id_food=73 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616201444/http://library.cmu.ac.th/ntic/en_lannafood/detail_lannafood.php?id_food=73 |archive-date=16 June 2020 |access-date=7 July 2012 |work=Lanna Food |publisher=Chiang Mai University}}
  Different variants of khao 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.
• Shan khao soi ({{Langx|shn|ၶဝ်ႈသွႆးတႆး}}; {{Langx|my|ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ}}) is featured in the cuisine of the Shan people who primarily live in Burma. The dish consists of hand-sliced rice noodles topped with a tomato and meat sauce. This version of khao soi, as well as the version in Chiang Rai Province, can contain pieces of curdled blood (see khow suey).{{cite web|url=http://shancooking.blogspot.com/2006/03/khao-soy-tai-or-shan-kao-soi-by-sao.html |title=Khao Soy Tai or Shan Kao Soi by Sao Tern Moeng |publisher=Shancooking.blogspot.com |date=26 March 2006 |access-date=19 September 2013}}

CVK-Khao Soi42.JPG|Chicken khao soi with curdled blood in a school cafeteria, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Khao soi Mae Sai.JPG|Khao soi Mae 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 in nam ngiao.

Khao soi nuea Fueng Fah.jpg|A Muslim style khao soi nuea (beef khao soi), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Khao soi nam na.jpg|Khao soi nam na is a style of khao soi with a minced pork-and-chilli paste, that is eaten in the eastern part of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

2019 01 Khao soi noi songkhrueang.jpg|Khao soi noi songkhrueang is a Shan dish: a wrap made from steamed rice flour batter with a filling of steamed vegetables and dusted with ground peanuts.

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