Mi krop

Mee krob (Thai: หมี่กรอบ) is a Thai dish; the name literally means "crispy noodles". It is made with rice noodles and a sauce that is predominantly sweet but can be balanced with an acidic flavor, usually lemon or lime. The sour/citrus flavor prominent in this dish comes from the peel of a Thai citrus fruit called Som Saa.

Pop culture references

Mee krob is sometimes cited in popular media as a nonsensical cultural reference.

• In the South Park fifth season episode "It Hits the Fan", Mee krob (spelled "meecrob") is given as one of the eight "Words of Curse" whose overuse brings plagues upon humankind.

• It is also used in the Invader Zim episode "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom" as the name of the alien race that gave Dib his new powers, and in the episode "Megadoomer" as the name of the planet where Invader Tenn is stationed.

• Meekrob also appeared in Jhonen Vasquez's comic book Fillerbunny. [1]

• The Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw frequently eats the Thai noodle dish, for example in the episode "Defining Moments", when the Jazz Man uses his contacts to procure it.

• The television series Queer as Folk references Mee Krob.

• On an episode of USA's "fake detective" series Psych entitled "9 Lives", main character Shawn Spencer is eating mee krob, declaring that the red pepper flakes he sees in a victim's kitchen are exactly what the dish is missing.

• In the movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Kumar can be seen sporting a T-shirt that reads "meekrab." The presence of this term on Kumar's shirt likely references Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle's director's family relationship to a member of the band "Meekrab." The origin of the band's name is not confirmed to be, but may be a direct reference to the Thai dish.

• In the movie Surf Ninjas, there is a character called Baba Ram from a place called "Mee Crob."