Mont phet htok ( my, မုန့်ဖက်ထုပ်; ), also known as htapana htok ( my, ဌာပနာထုပ်) in

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 ...

), 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 Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can ...

, and then steamed in banana leaves.

Similar dishes

Similar desserts in the region include Vietnamese

bánh phu thê Bánh phu thê () or bánh xu xê, is a Vietnamese dessert made from rice with mung bean stuffing wrapped in a box made of pandan leaves. The dessert was traditionally given by a suitor but is now part of many wedding banquets.''World and Its P ...

and Chinese

zongzi ''Zongzi'' (; ), ''rouzong'' () or simply ''zong'' (Cantonese Jyutping: ''zung2'') is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves (generally of the species ''Indocalamus t ...

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Burmese cuisine Dumplings Foods containing coconut Steamed foods Glutinous rice dishes Rice cakes {{Myanmar-cuisine-stub