Rad Na
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Rat Na is a Thai-Chinese noodle dish. In Thailand the name of this dish is often pronounced as lat na as many Thais substitute the r for an l.
It is made with stir-fried wide rice noodles
, a form of meat such as chicken, beef, pork, seafood or tofu
, and/or garlic
, straw mushrooms and kai-lan
. The dish is then covered in a gravy made of stock and tapioca
starch or cornstarch
. It is seasoned with (sweet) soy sauce, fish sauce
, sugar and black pepper. In Thailand people often sprinkle some additional sugar, fish sauce, sliced chillies preserved in vinegar (with some of the vinegar), and ground dried chillies on the dish.
There are variants, including using rice vermicelli instead of the wide noodles, and using deep fried thin egg noodle, with the gravy poured on to soften it.
In areas where kai-lan can not be easily obtained, such as the United States, broccoli and kale are often used as a substitute.
It is made with stir-fried wide rice noodles
Shahe fen
Shahe fen or he fen is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice.-Names:While shahe fen and he fen are transliterations based on Mandarin, there are numerous other transliterations based on Cantonese, which include ho fen, hofen, ho-fen, ho fun, ho-fun, hofoen , hor fun, hor...
, a form of meat such as chicken, beef, pork, seafood or tofu
Tofu
is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu...
, and/or garlic
Garlic
Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent...
, straw mushrooms and kai-lan
Kai-lan
Kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli, is a leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of broccoli. Broccoli and kai-lan belong to the same species Brassica oleracea, but kai-lan is in...
. The dish is then covered in a gravy made of stock and tapioca
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...
starch or cornstarch
Cornstarch
Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch is the starch of the corn grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel.-History:...
. It is seasoned with (sweet) soy sauce, fish sauce
Fish sauce
Fish sauce is a condiment that is derived from fish that have been allowed to ferment. It is an essential ingredient in many curries and sauces. Fish sauce is a staple ingredient in numerous cultures in Southeast Asia and the coastal regions of East Asia, and features heavily in Thai and Vietnamese...
, sugar and black pepper. In Thailand people often sprinkle some additional sugar, fish sauce, sliced chillies preserved in vinegar (with some of the vinegar), and ground dried chillies on the dish.
There are variants, including using rice vermicelli instead of the wide noodles, and using deep fried thin egg noodle, with the gravy poured on to soften it.
In areas where kai-lan can not be easily obtained, such as the United States, broccoli and kale are often used as a substitute.