''Mont lin maya'' ( my, မုန့်လင်မယား; ; also spelt ''mont lin mayar'') is a traditional Burmese street snack or '' mont''. The Burmese name literally means "husband and wife snack", and is also known as ''mont ok galay'' (မုန့်အုပ်ကလေး, ) or ''mont maung hnan'' (မုန့်မောင်နှံ, ) in

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Upper Myanmar Upper Myanmar ( my, အထက်မြန်မာပြည်, also called Upper Burma) is a geographic region of Myanmar, traditionally encompassing Mandalay and its periphery (modern Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway Regions), or more broadly speak ...

. The dish consists of crisp, round savory pancakes made with a batter consisting of

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s, and spring onions, fried in a special metal pan.

Similar dishes

Similar desserts in the region include Vietnamese bánh khọt, Indonesian

serabi Serabi, also called surabi, srabi, also known in Thailand as '' khanom khrok'', is an Indonesian pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Most of traditional serabi tastes sweet, as the pan ...

, Thai

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, Indian

paddu Paniyaram ( ml, പനിയാരം) is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. It is named variously paddu, guliyappa, yeriyappa, gundponglu ( kn, ಪಡ್ಡು, ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ, ಎರಿಯಪ್ಪ), kuzhi paniyar ...

, and Japanese

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