Do the noodles and broth always come together?
It depends on the shop and the menu. Serving it with a pork rib broth is well known, but look at what is included in the dish you order and choose accordingly.
Mi Hun
Mi Hun · หมี่หุ้น
In Phuket, try mi hun, thin rice noodles, too. It is known as a dish served with a pork rib broth. Take a mouthful of noodles and then a spoonful of warm broth, and it tastes different from eating the noodles alone. If you have had the thick noodles of mi hokkien and wonder about another noodle dish, you could choose this.
What does it taste like?
It is a dish where you enjoy the texture of thin rice noodles together with the flavour of the broth served with them. If the noodles and broth come separately, alternate between them. It gives you a different kind of meal from thick stir-fried noodles.
Check whether the pork rib broth comes with it before you order.
The basics
- Dish
- Mi Hun · Mi Hun
- Thai name
- หมี่หุ้น
- Type
- Rice and noodles
- Region
- South · A noodle dish of Phuket
- Main ingredients
- It uses thin rice noodles. The version served with a pork rib broth is the best known.
The dish and where it comes from
In Phuket you can find thin rice noodle dishes under names such as mi hun and mi hun ba chang. Serving them with a pork rib broth is the best-known form. How it is served can differ from shop to shop, so look at whether noodles and broth come together on the menu.
How to order and eat it
- Look at the menu to see whether a pork rib broth comes with it, then order.
- Take a mouthful of noodles first, then a spoonful of warm broth. Alternate between noodles and broth.
- If you cannot eat pork, also ask what goes into the noodle seasoning and the broth. Do not assume you can avoid pork just by leaving out the broth.
Frequently asked questions
If I do not eat pork, can I just leave out the broth?
Pork may also be used in the noodle seasoning or the cooking. If you avoid pork, you need to ask about the ingredients in both the noodles and the broth.
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Official sources and references
If you would like to read more about the food and the regions behind it, these sources are worth a look. Ingredients and cooking methods can vary from one cook to the next.