| Type | Snack (mont) |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associatedcuisine | Burmese |
| Main ingredients | rice flour,jaggery,coconut shavings,red beans |
| Similar dishes | Kue mangkok,putu piring |
Mont baung (Burmese:မုန့်ပေါင်း;pronounced[mo̰ʊɴpáʊɴ],lit. 'steamed cake') is a traditional Burmese snack ormont.
This snack is a moldedrice cake that is typically filled withcoconut shavings orred bean cooked injaggery, and then steamed in a traditional clay pot.[1] It bears a resemblance to the Malaysian and Singaporeanputu piring orkuih tutu, though It is comparably larger in size.[1]
Sagaing holds an annualmont baung festival, during thefull moon day ofNadaw, at the Weluwun Ngahtatgyi temple precincts (ဝေဠုဝန်ငါးထပ်ကြီးဘုရား).[2]
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