Khanom chin (thai: ขนมจีน, pronounced [kʰā.nǒm t͡ɕīːn]) are fresh, thin rice noodles in thai cuisine which are made from rice sometimes fermented for three days, boiled, and then made into noodles by extruding the resulting dough through a sieve into boiling water. khanom chin is served in many kinds of stock: coconut milk, fish curry, and chilli. although chin means "chinese" in thai, this type of noodle originated from the mon people who inhabited the region which is now central thailand the word khanom chin is probably derived from the mon words hanom cin (mon: ခၞံစိန်), or "boiled noodles."these noodles are used as a staple food in a variety of thai dishes. some popular dishes are: ...

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