Mont phet htok
Mont phet htok (Burmese: မုန့်ဖက်ထုပ်; pronounced [mo̰ʊɴ pʰɛʔ tʰoʊʔ]), also known as htapana htok (Burmese: ဌာပနာထုပ်) in Upper Myanmar), is a traditional Burmese snack or mont.
Type | Snack |
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Place of origin | Myanmar (Burma) |
Region or state | Southeast Asia |
Associated cuisine | Burmese |
Main ingredients | Rice flour, coconut meat, jaggery, sugar, banana leaf |
Similar dishes | Kue kochi, Bánh phu thê, Zongzi |
The dish is a pyramidal rice dumpling filled with coconut meat, which is cooked in sugar or jaggery, and then steamed in banana leaves.[1]
Similar dishes
Similar desserts in the region include Vietnamese bánh phu thê and Chinese zongzi.
References
- "'မြန်မာ့ရိုးရာအစားအစာနှင့်အာဟာရ' မုန့်ဖက်ထုပ်". Food Magazine Myanmar. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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