Do you want some "Over the Face"? That's what "Rard Nar" (or "Lard Nar"), one of Thailand's most popular noodle dish literally means, "Over the Face". What were you thinking? Anyways, Rard Nar is a stirred fried noodle dish with a thick gravy poured on top or "Over the Face" of the noodles. The choices of noodles are wide rice noodle, thin vermicelli noodle, and crispy egg noodles. As for the sauce that gives Rard Nar its name and brings the dish to life, it's popularly made of pork, though you can get it with chicken, beef, or seafood. It's definitely all about the sauce, and if the sauce has the perfect blend of sweet, sour, salty, and creaminess, then you are definitely in for a delicious treat!

Rard nar is quite ubiquitous through out Thailand and especially here in Bangkok. You can find them at roadside stands, food carts, open-air restaurants, malls, food courts, and even at high-end restaurants. Everyone here loves it and you'll be missing out for not giving it a try!

In case you missed out, here's how to make it at home.

Ingredients
- Wide rice noodles or your choice of noodles
- Broccoli (~1 head)
- 4 cloves of chopped garlic
-  2 Tbsp of corn starch
- ½ pound of your choice of meat, chicken, pork, beef, or seafood (shrimps, calamari, clam, etc)
- 4 Tbsp of thick soy sauce
- 1 cup of chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp of sugar
- 1 Tbsp of preserved black bean sauce
- 1 Tbsp of fish sauce
- Cooking oil
Preparation
- Chop the broccoli up into bite size pieces
- Slice your meat into thin slices and add a dash of fish sauce and coat with a thin layer of corn starch
- Soak the noodles for about an hour and then drain

Cooking
- In wok or frying pan, add 2 Tbsp of cooking oil and stir fry the noodles. Add the thick soy sauce and stir well to coat the noodles with the soy sauce. Once done, set aside.

- In a pot, add 2 Tbsp of cooking oil, garlic, preserved black bean sauce, meat, and broccoli. Stir of about 4 minutes and then add the chicken broth. Allow the sauce to boil and then add the corn starch until a thick sauce develops. Flavor with extra fish sauce and sugar if desired.

- Pour the sauce "over the face" and enjoy!

Note: You should be able to find these ingredients at your local Asian market. If not, you'll have to come back here for the authentic Thai flavor.