Nan gyi thoke

Nan gyi thoke (Burmese: နန်းကြီးသုပ်‌, pronounced [náɰ̃d͡ʑíθoʊʔ‌]; also spelled nangyi thoke or nangyi dok) is an a thoke salad dish in Burmese cuisine, made with thick round rice noodles mixed with specially prepared chicken curry and chili oil.^[1][2] The dish is garnished with toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chilis, crispy noodles, slices of hard-boiled egg, fish cakes, and zested with lime or lemon.^[3] The noodle salad originated as a street food from Mandalay.^[1]

Nangyi thoke

Nan gyi thoke
Alternative names	Mandalay mont di (မန္တ​လေးမုန့်တီ)
Course	Breakfast, brunch
Place of origin	Mandalay, Myanmar
Main ingredients	Thick rice noodles, chicken or pork curry, toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chilies, crispy noodles, hard-boiled egg slices, lime juice

Etymology

The salad is known by a number of different terms, including nan gyi thoke, nan gyi mont di, and is called Mandalay mont di in Yangon.^[1] Nan gyi (နန်းကြီး; lit. 'large thread') refers to the thick round rice noodles used in this salad.

See also

• Burmese cuisine
• List of salads
• Meeshay
• Ohn no khao swe
• Mont di