is a dish of rice vermicelli topped with a curry sauce made with chopped chicken. It is typically served
with a spicy dip of crushed red and orange chilis and coconut milk.
The dish originates from Bangkok and is said to have Portuguese-Thai roots. It is also known as “Khanom Jeen Gaeng Khua Gai”
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Name
Khanom Jeen Gai Khua (ขนมจีนไก่คั่ว)
Khanom Jeen ()
Fresh or fermented rice vermicelli
Gai ()
Chicken
Khua ()
dry fry, roast
Alternative names
Khanom Jin Kai Khua,
Khanom Jeen Kai Khua,
Khanom Jeen Gaeng Khua Gai
