Htanthi mont (Burmese: ထန်းသီးမုန့်; pronounced [tʰáɴðímo̰ʊɴ], lit.'toddy palm cake') is a traditional Burmese snack or mont. It bears resemblance to the Chinese fa gao.

Htanthi mont
Alternative namesHtan thi mont
TypeSnack (mont)
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Region or stateSoutheast Asia
Associated cuisineBurmese
Main ingredientsrice, baking soda, coconut milk, sugar, toddy palm and coconut pulp
Similar dishesKhanom tan, Fa gao, Bánh bò, White sugar sponge cake

This snack is a steamed rice cake made of pulverised cooked rice or rice flour, coconut milk, baking soda, sugar, and the pulp of slightly fermented toddy palm and coconut fruits, and then garnished with coconut shavings.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "ထန်းသီးမုန့် / သရက်သီးမုန့် လုပ်နည်း". We.com.mm (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ ရွှေရည်ဖြိုး (2019-04-30). "ထန်းသီးမုန့်". Food Magazine (in Burmese).
  3. ^ Yu Yu Tin; Thet Thet Wai (2020). "Ethnobotanical Study on Some Myanmar Snacks Found in Banmaw City, Kachin State" (PDF). Banmaw University Research Journal. 11: 304–332.