Alternative names | Lort char | ||||||
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Type | Stir-fry | ||||||
Course | Main | ||||||
Place of origin | Cambodia | ||||||
Associated cuisine | Cambodian Chinese cuisine | ||||||
Serving temperature | Hot | ||||||
Main ingredients | Silver needle noodles, garlic, bean sprouts and scallions or chives, palm sugar, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and fried egg | ||||||
890 kcal (3726 kJ)[1] | |||||||
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Lort cha (Khmer: លតឆា) is a Cambodian Chinese street food dish made by stir-frying silver needle noodles (លត, lort) with garlic, bean sprouts and scallions or chives, as well as Chinese greens or cabbage, beef, chicken or pork, in a mixture of palm sugar, fish sauce and dark soy sauce and served with a fried egg.[1] In 2022, BBC named it as one of the 50 best street foods in Asia.[2][3]