Mi krop

Mi krop is a Thai dish of deep fried rice vermicelli noodles, its name literally meaning crisp noodles, dressed with a sweet and sour sauce made from lemon or lime juice, fish sauce, tomato paste, kaffir lime leaves, chili, and sugar, traditionally given its citrus tang by the peel of the som sa, a Thai citrus fruit similar to citron. The crispy fried noodles are combined with proteins such as tofu, shrimp, or pork and commonly garnished with scallions, bean sprouts, cilantro, and strips of fried egg. The dish is associated with Bangkok, and local legend credits King Rama V with encountering it when a Chinese immigrant named Chin Li was preparing it in the Talad Phlu area; the king is said to have loved it so much that the dish became known as mi krop ror ha, or Rama V's crisp noodles. Two Bangkok restaurants, Chin Li Restaurant, also called Tek Heng, in Talad Phlu, and Mit Ko Yuan near the Giant Swing, are especially known for it today. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/