Mont phet htok

Pyramid rice dumpling From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

TypeSnack
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Associated cuisineBurmese
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Mont phet htok
TypeSnack
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Associated cuisineBurmese
Main ingredientsRice flour, coconut meat, jaggery, sugar, banana leaf
Similar dishesKue kochi, Zongzi
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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.

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