Kway jap
Alternative namesKuay jap, kueh jap
Place of originSouthern China
Main ingredients
  • rice sheets
  • dark soy sauce
  • pork offal
  • braised meats
  • hardboiled egg
Similar dishesSekba, Burmese pork offal skewers

Kway jap (Chinese: 粿汁; pinyin: guǒzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóe-chiap), also spelt kuay jap is a Teochew noodle soup originating in Chinese cuisine consisting of flat, broad rice sheets (kway) in a soup made with dark soy sauce, served with an assortment of pork cuts including offal, pork belly, intestines, and pig's ears, braised duck meat, various kinds of beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled eggs.[1][2]

Alongside Southern China, the dish is popular particularly in Singapore where there is a significant Teochew diaspora community.[2][3] Similar variants of the dish could also possibly be found in other parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

See also

References

  1. ^ hermes (2018-08-30). "A Day in the Kitchen: Cooking kway chap the same way for 35 years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ a b Yi, Lee Khang (14 June 2015). "Our 4 favourite kway chap places in KL & PJ". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  3. ^ Tan, Charlene Gia Lim (2018-07-26). An Introduction To The Culture And History Of The Teochews In Singapore. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-323-937-1.
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