Boat Noodle
Boat noodles or kuaitiao ruea (Thai: ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ, pronounced [kǔa̯j.tǐa̯w rɯ̄a̯]) is a Thai style noodle dish, which has a strong flavor. It contains both pork and beef, as well as dark soy sauce, pickled bean curd, and some other spices, and is normally served with meatballs and pig's liver. The soup also contains lueat mu sot or lueat nuea sot (เลือดหมูสด, เลือดเนื้อสด), which is pig or cow blood mixed with salt and spices, to season the soup. The color of the soup is similar to beef noodle soup (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อ) but considerably thicker due to the blood added. It is commonly served in a small bowl. The other ingredients of boat noodles are garlic, fried garlic, radish, cinnamon, bean sprouts, parsley, morning glory, and some Thai chilli flakes. Type of the noodles for boat noodle are several, thin rice noodles, egg noodles, sen yai (เส้นใหญ่, lit: big noodle), and sen lek. (เส้นเล็ก, lit: small noodle) Boat noodles are commonly served with pork crackling and basil or sweet basil.
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