How to pronounce Kyay oh

Kyay oh is written ကြေးအိုး where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /t͡ɕé ʔó/. In plain English letters that is CHAY-oh, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kyay oh?

Kyay oh is a noodle dish of Myanmar. Where it comes from: Yangon. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are rice, pork, egg and offal. It tastes savory.

Where Kyay oh comes from

Kyay oh is one of 15 signature dishes of Myanmar on this map. See all dishes from Yangon.

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• Ohn no khao swè အုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ · Noodles & pasta · Yangon

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• Lahpet thoke လက်ဖက်သုပ် · Snack · Mandalay

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• Shan noodles ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ · Noodles & pasta · Shan

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• Meeshay မြီးရှေ · Noodles & pasta · Mandalay

  Meeshay is a dish of rice noodles with a meat sauce, usually of pork or chicken.

• Nan gyi thoke နန်းကြီးသုပ် · Noodles & pasta · Mandalay

  Nan gyi thoke is a salad of thick, round rice noodles tossed with a specially prepared chicken curry and chilli oil, and garnished with toasted chickpea flour, sliced onions, chillies, crispy fried noodles, slices of hard-boiled egg and fish cake, with a squeeze of lime.

Food of Myanmar

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