Ohn no khao swè is a Burmese dish consisting of wheat

Wheat

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 noodle

Noodle

The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of doughs, formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles...

s in a curried

Curry

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 chicken

Chicken

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 and coconut milk

Coconut milk

Coconut milk is the water that comes from the grated meat of a coconut. The colour and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content. In many parts of the world, the term coconut milk is also used to refer to coconut water, the naturally occurring liquid found inside the hollow...

 broth

Broth

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. The dish is often garnished with crisp fried bean

Bean

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 fritters, sliced raw onion

Onion

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s, chillies

Chili pepper

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, crisp noodles, and slices of hard-boiled egg, and zested with lime

Lime (fruit)

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 or lemon juice

Lemon juice

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 and fish sauce

Fish sauce

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.

Due to the popular link between coconut milk and hypertension

Hypertension

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, a variation which uses evaporated milk

Evaporated milk

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 instead of coconut milk is also available in certain restaurants. The rest of the ingredients are the same.

Ohn no khao swè bears similarity to the Malaysian laksa

Laksa

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore, and to a lesser extent Indonesia.- Origin :The origin of the name "laksa" is unclear...

, while its closest relations can be said as the khao soi

Khao soi

Khao soi or khao soy is a Burmese-influenced dish served widely in northern Laos and northern Thailand. The name means "cut rice". Traditionally, the dough for the rice noodles is spread out on a cloth stretched over boiling water. After steaming the large sheet noodle is then rolled and cut with...

 of Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...

 and Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang

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 , and the Indian khow suey

Khow suey

In Burmese cuisine, Khow Suey, from Burmese , is a noodle dish that comes from the mountainous Shan State. It is a one-dish soup meal made of egg noodles and curried beef or chicken with coconut milk, served with a variety of contrasting condiments.. A squeeze of lemon also adds tanginess to Khow...

which was inspired by Ohn no khao swè.

External links

Ohn No Khao Swè - Burmese Coconut Chicken Noodles recipe