 A Burmese hawker making mont lin maya | |
| Type | Snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associated cuisine | 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 [mo̰ʊɴ lɪ̀ɴməjá]; also spelt mont lin mayar) is a traditional Burmese street snack or mont. The Burmese name literally means "husband and wife snack",[1] and is also known as mont ok galay (မုန့်အုပ်ကလေး, lit. 'little covered snack') or mont maung hnan (မုန့်မောင်နှံ, lit. 'couple snack')[2] in Mawlamyine and Upper Myanmar.
The dish consists of crisp, round savory pancakes made with a batter consisting of rice flour, quail eggs, chickpeas, and spring onions, fried in a special metal pan.
- ^ Aye, MiMi (2019-06-13). Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472959485.
- ^ "Street eats: mote lin ma yar – couple's snack". The Myanmar Times. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-05.