anecdotal explanation is that during the Vietnam War, the US troops couldn't pronounce the colloquially pronounced name for mixed noodles dish that sounded to them like “drunken”, and that's how the name became popular. There are also local stories regarding the origins of the dish. One story is that a wife was upset by her husband's post-drinking behavior and decided to teach him a lesson. She added as many spices as she could find to his favorite noodles. She believed that the heavy mixture of spices along with a handful of chilies would fix her husband's behavior. Gallery See also Drunken chicken Fried noodles References Laotian noodle dishes Thai noodle dishes Fried noodles