Khowsey: a festive South Asian spaghetti curry
Brought to India and Pakistan by Burmese migrants, this soupy spaghetti curry is topped with a fiery mound of chicken or beef and showered with crunchy condiments.
Hasnain says:
Now I want khowsey again. Hopefully the event tomorrow at Zareens is still on.
“The enmeshed histories of Pakistan and China – with overlapping mountain ranges and confluence of rivers – gives credence to the interwoven narrative of the dish. In Myanmar, Ohn no Khauk Swe (coconut milk noodles) are iconic. Cookbook authors Amy and Emily Chung, aka the Rangoon Sisters, associate it with their Chinese-inspired Burmese tradition of having noodles on one's birthday for good luck. In Northern Thailand, khao soi is synonymous with soulful Chiang Mai train station food today.
One thing is for certain: when it comes to khowsey, there are as many variations as there are taste preferences. As such, serving guests individually is key, Fayyaz explained, and khowsey is not meant to be pre-assembled by the host.
"It's exciting," explained Shaikh, "The overall experience [of assembling it] is like a desi [characteristic of the subcontinent] version of [Chinese] hotpot".”
Posted on 2024-11-21T05:54:40+0000