Mont kywe the

Mont kywe the
Mont kywe the is typically garnished with grated coconut.
TypeSnack (mont)
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Associated cuisineBurmese
Main ingredientsrice flour, limewater, jaggery, coconut shavings
Similar dishesKutsinta, kuih kosui

Mont kywe the (Burmese: မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း; pronounced [mo̰ʊɴt͡ɕwɛ́ðɛ́], lit.'buffalo liver cake') is a traditional Burmese snack or mont. It bears resemblance to the Indonesian and Malaysian kuih kosui and Filipino kutsinta.

This snack is a rice cake pudding made of rice flour, jaggery, salt, and alkaline limewater. After cooking, the pudding is served up in slices and garnished with coconut shavings.[1] Mont kywe the uses rice flour milled from kauk kyan (ကောက်ကြမ်း), which has a high amylose content.[2]

References

  1. ^ ရွှေရည်ဖြိုး (2019-05-16). "မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း". Food Magazine (in Burmese).
  2. ^ Tun, Ye Yint (2006). "Diverse Utilization of Myanmar Rice with Varied Amylose Contents". Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 50: 42–50. doi:10.11248/jsta1957.50.42. S2CID 83061804.