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Ban Pradok Boiled Rice Noodles

(Khanom Chin Ban Pradok)





Ban Pradok is a village in Muen Wai Sup-District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This village has produced boiled rice noodles for a long time. Presently, they are available in restaurants lining both sides of the road in Ban Khok Phai area. The noodles are also served with other dishes such as stir-fried noodles, spicy papaya salad, grilled chiken, and desserts.

Khanom Chin (boiled rice noodles) is a well known dish made of non-glutinous rice grains. It is traditionally served to monks and guests on various occasions such as merit-making, wedding, house-warmings, and funeral ceremonies. It is called different things in different regions such as "Khanom Sen" by people in the north, "Khao Pun" in the Isan, and "Khanom Chin" in Central Thailand.

Khanom Chin is a dish consisting of boiled rice strips and curry soup with various ingredients called Nam Ya. It is consumed nationwide, but the ingredients of the soup may differ in different regions. People in the north have Khanom Chin Nam Ngiao, whose soup is similar to curry soup because the pork or meat and entrails are added instead of fish. People in the south have Khanom Chin Nam Ya Pak Tai, with the prominent spicy taste and yellowish colour of turmeric. Korat people have their own famous Khanom Chin Ban Pradok, the off-white sticky fermented rice noodles famous for its unique slightly sour smell. It is served with taste curry which is the result of the careful cooking procedure.

To produce the boiled rice noodles for Khanom Chin Ban Pradok, firstly ferment the rice grains, crush the grains into powder and strain them. Knead the dough ans shape it into a ball. Boil it until its surface is cooked. Next, pound it in a mortar, knead it well with water, and then force it through a noodle extruder into boiling water. After that, use a colander to remove the floating cooked rice noodles are then formed into a set of flat nests about 3 inches in diameter.

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