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Kat kyi kaik (Burmese: ကတ်ကြေးကိုက်; pronounced [kaʔt͡ɕíkaɪʔ]), also specifically called Myeik kat kyi kaik (မြိတ်ကတ်ကြေးကိုက်), is a spicy Burmese fried noodle dish associated with the coastal town of Myeik (formerly Mergui) in Southern Myanmar.^[1]

It consists of wide, flat rice noodles fried with squid slices, bean sprouts, prawns, steamed garden pea (pe byok), spring onion, pepper and dark soy sauce.^[2] It is popular locally where it is found in the Southern coastal region of Myanmar and in Yangon.

The dish gets the name kat kyi kaik (lit. 'scissor-bitten') because while the noodle and ingredients are being fried in a wok, the cook uses scissors to cut up the noodles for easier cooking and serving.

A comparable dish is char kway teow, a popular dish in Singapore and Malaysia. Beik kut kyee kaik only uses prawns and squid as main ingredients.

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^ "တစ်နေ့တခြား လူကြိုက်များလာတဲ့ မြိတ်ဒေသအစားစာ ကတ်ကြေးကိုက်". Mizzima (in Burmese). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
^ "မြိတ်ကတ်ကြေးကိုက်". Wutyee Food House. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2019-04-08.

Burmese cuisine
List of Burmese dishes List of ingredients in Burmese cuisine
Salads	Burmese salads Cassia flower bud salad Fermented tea leaf salad Khauk swè thoke Nan gyi thohk Mont di Papaya salad
Rice dishes	Burmese fried rice Buttered rice Coconut rice Congee Danpauk Glutinous rice Hsi htamin Htamanè Sticky rice in bamboo Htamin jin Milk rice Thingyan rice
Noodle dishes	Dry Kat kyi kaik Sigyet khauk swè Noodle soups Kawyay khauk swe Kya zan hinga Kyay oh Meeshay Misua Mohinga Nam ngiao Ohn no khao swè
Other dishes	Burmese curry Chicken curry Goat curry Nga thalaut paung Shrimp curry Burmese fritters Baya gyaw Banana fritters Samuza Burmese tofu Lahpet Breads Chapati Nanbya Palata Puri Toshay Soups Thizone hin Talabaw
Snacks	Burmese mont Apon Bein mont Curry puff Halawa Pathein halawa Htamane Gyalabi Khanon i Khanon htok Khauk mont Kulfi Kyaukkyaw Ladu Malaing lone Masakat Mayway mont Mont baung Mont kalama Mont kywe the Mont lin maya Mont lone yay baw Nankhatai Nga mont Ngapyaw baung Ounhmangu Pashu mont Sanwin makin Shwe htamin Thagu Thagu byin Htanthi mont Htoe mont Burmese fruit preserves Burmese pork offal skewers Kawpyan
Drinks and beverages	Burmese tea Burmese milk tea Mont let saung Palm wine Phaluda Shalabat Sugarcane juice Shwe yin aye Yogurt Zozu
Seasonings and ingredients	Dried shrimp Jaggery Ngachin Ngapi Mango pickle Mohnyin tjin Paw hsan hmwe Pon ye gyi
Miscellaneous	Beef taboo Daunglan Satuditha Tea culture Teahouse Tiffin carrier Zhonghe Myanmar Street
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