Mont kywe the | |
Image Alt: | Mont kywe the is typically garnished with grated coconut. |
Type: | Snack (mont) |
Country: | Myanmar (Burma) |
Region: | Southeast Asia |
National Cuisine: | Burmese |
Creators: | --> |
Main Ingredient: | rice flour, limewater, jaggery, coconut shavings |
Serving Size: | 100 g |
Similar Dish: | Kutsinta, kuih kosui |
Mont kywe the (Burmese: မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း; in Burmese pronounced as /mo̰ʊɴt͡ɕwɛ́ðɛ́/,) is a traditional Burmese snack or mont. It bears resemblance to the Indonesian and Malaysian kuih kosui and Filipino kutsinta.
This snack is a rice cake pudding made of rice flour, jaggery, salt, and alkaline limewater. After cooking, the pudding is served up in slices and garnished with coconut shavings.[1] Mont kywe the uses rice flour milled from kauk kyan (ကောက်ကြမ်း), which has a high amylose content.[2]