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.
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.[dead link ]