▁k yi ▁ka ik ▁( ; ▁), ▁also ▁specifically ▁called ▁My e ik ▁kat ▁k yi ▁ka ik ▁( ), ▁is ▁a ▁sp icy ▁Bur m ese ▁f ried ▁no od le ▁d ish ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁coast al ▁town ▁of ▁My e ik ▁( former ly ▁Mer gui ) ▁in ▁Southern ▁My an mar . ▁▁ ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁wide , ▁flat ▁rice ▁no od les ▁f ried ▁with ▁squ id ▁s lices , ▁bean ▁spr outs , ▁pra wn s , ▁ste amed ▁garden ▁pe a ▁( pe ▁by ok ), ▁spring ▁on ion , ▁pe pper ▁and ▁dark ▁so y ▁sau ce . ▁It ▁is ▁popular ▁locally ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁coast al ▁region ▁of ▁My an mar ▁and ▁in ▁Yang on . ▁ ▁The ▁d ish ▁gets ▁the ▁name ▁kat ▁k yi ▁ka ik ▁( sc iss or - bit ten ) ▁because ▁while ▁the ▁no od le ▁and ▁ing red ients ▁are ▁being ▁f ried ▁in ▁a ▁w ok , ▁the ▁cook ▁uses ▁sc iss ors ▁to ▁cut ▁up ▁the ▁no od les ▁for ▁easier ▁cook ing ▁and ▁serving . ▁ ▁A ▁compar able ▁d ish ▁is ▁char ▁k way ▁te ow , ▁a ▁popular ▁d ish ▁in ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Malays ia . ▁Be ik ▁k ut ▁k y ee ▁ka ik ▁only ▁uses ▁pra wn s ▁and ▁squ id ▁as ▁main ▁ing red ients . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Me esh ay ▁- ▁a ▁rice ▁no od le ▁d ish ▁associated ▁with