Mont lin maya
Appearance
![]() A Burmese hawker makingmont lin maya | |
Type | Snack |
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Place of origin | Myanmar(Burma) |
Region or state | Southeast Asia |
Associatedcuisine | Burmese |
Main ingredients | Rice flour,chickpeas,spring onions,quail eggs |
Similar dishes | Banh khot,khanom krok,paddu,serabi,takoyaki |
Mont lin maya(Burmese:မုန့်လင်မယား;pronounced[mo̰ʊɴlɪ̀ɴməjá];also speltmont lin mayar) is a traditional Burmese street snack ormont.The Burmese name literally means "husband and wife snack",[1]and is also known asmont ok galay(မုန့်အုပ်ကလေး,lit. 'little covered snack') ormont maung hnan(မုန့်မောင်နှံ,lit. 'couple snack')[2]inMawlamyineandUpper Myanmar.
The dish consists of crisp, round savory pancakes made with a batter consisting ofrice flour,quail eggs,chickpeas,and spring onions, fried in a special metal pan.
Similar dishes
[edit]Similar desserts in the region include Vietnamesebánh khọt,Indonesianserabi,Thaikhanom krok,Indianpaddu,and Japanesetakoyaki.
References
[edit]- ^Aye, MiMi (2019-06-13).Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN9781472959485.
- ^"Street eats: mote lin ma yar – couple's snack".The Myanmar Times.2016-05-06.Retrieved2020-12-05.