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Rat na (, , ; literally: 'topping'), also written rad na, is a Thai-Chinese noodle dish. The name of the dish is pronounced in Thai colloquial speech.
It is made with stir-fried Shahe fen, a meat such as chicken, beef, pork, or seafood or tofu, garlic, and gai lan (; ). The dish is then covered in a sauce made with fermented soy beans and thickened with tapioca starch or cornstarch. It is seasoned with dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and ground white pepper. In Thailand, people often sprinkle some sugar, fish sauce, sliced chilies preserved in vinegar (with some of the vinegar), and/or toasted, ground dried red chilies on the dish.
There are variants, including using rice vermicelli instead of the wide noodles, and using deep-fried thin egg noodles ( mi krop), with the sauce poured on to soften them.
In areas where gai lan can not be easily obtained, broccoli or broccolini can be used as a substitute.
Originally, rat na in Thailand was made with a little extra sauce and covered with a banana leaf. Diners themselves cut the fat noodles, which were large and circular, as they ate.
The notable rat na (including Pad See Ew) areas in Bangkok such as Tanao road in Phra Nakhon near Giant Swing and Bangkok City Hall, Wang Burapha near Thieves' Market and Saphan Lek, Sam Yan neighborhood in Pathum Wan, or Yaowarat neighborhood in Chinatown.
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