Meeshay

Meeshay

Meeshay
Origin
Alternative name(s)	မြီးရှေ‌
Place of origin	Myanmar
Region or state	Shan State
Dish details
Course served	Breakfast, Brunch
Main ingredient(s)	Rice noodles, meat (chicken or pork) sauce, bean sprouts, rice flour gel, onions, garlic, chickpea flour, coriander

Meeshay, (Burmese: မြီးရှေ‌, pronounced [míʃè]; also spelt Mee Shay, Mee Shei) is a Burmese dish of rice noodles mixed with meat sauce. It is a specialty of the Shan people of Eastern Myanmar. Regional variants exist but two main types, the normal meeshay and the Mandalay version, are the most popular.

The meat sauce is mainly made with pork and/or chicken. All forms of Meeshay are accompanied by Mohnyin tjin (a popular Shan pickle made of daikon, carrots and other vegetables fermented in rice wine) and clear soup usually of chicken stock with spring onions. Another common side dish to meeshay is fried Burmese tofu fritters.

Variations

Shan / Mogok meeshay

In normal meeshay, also called Mogok meeshay, the meat is cooked in a light sauce with onion, and is mixed with rice noodles. Alongside the meat sauce, blanched bean sprouts, rice flour gel, soy sauce, salted fermented soybeans, rice vinegar, fried peanut oil, chilli oil, crisp fried onion garnish, crushed garlic and coriander are also added.

A similar dish with tomatoes, called Shan khauk swè, is a 'soup version' of meeshay, where the soup is part of the dish itself, rather than as consommé.

Mandalay meeshay

Mandalay Meeshay

Mandalay Meeshay (Burmese: မန္တလေးမြီးရှေ‌) uses medium rice noodles and has a thicker, oilier meat sauce. Toasted chickpea flour is added to give a thicker mixture. It is garnished with blanched bean sprouts and crisp fried garlic.

As the name suggests, the dish is a regional variation from Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city with a rich Shan cultural influence.

Myay-oh meeshay

Myay-oh Meeshay (lit. Claypot Meeshay) is a Yunnanese inspired dish, in which the rice noodles are cooked in a clay pot. The dish has a greater quantity of soup and includes fresh vegetables.

Popularity

Although a distincitly Shan dish, meeshay is popular in the major towns across Myanmar(Burma).^{[citation needed]} Special restaurant chains devoted to Shan dishes are popular in Yangon where meeshay is one of the top choices amongst customers.^[1]

Meeshay and other Shan dishes, rich and comparatively bland (without the optional chili flakes) due to the Highland culture of the Shan people, are seen as novelty food for typical city and town dwellers, as they present a deviation from typical Burmese cuisine dishes.^{[citation needed]} It is a popular breakfast, brunch and light lunch option for many folks in Myanmar's cities and towns.^[2]

See also

• Cuisine of Burma
• Nan gyi thohk
• Ohn no khao swe
• Mont Di
• Shan Inspired Burmese Dishes

External links

• Shan Food

Reference

1. ^ http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/260106
2. ^ http://www.shanmawmyae.com/shan.html