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Momo
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Bhutanese momo are often judged by their pleating — a well-crimped dumpling with a dozen or more folds is considered a mark of a skilled cook.
Momo are hand-pleated dumplings filled with minced beef, pork, or cheese and datshi, folded into small parcels and steamed in stacked bamboo baskets over boiling water. Street stalls in Thimphu sell them by the plate with a fiery ezay chili sauce spooned on top.
Why it's made this way: Momo arrived in Bhutan along trade and migration routes from Tibet, and Bhutanese cooks made the dish their own by folding local cheese and chili directly into the filling, turning a Tibetan staple into a distinctly Bhutanese snack.
Roughly what's in it
400kcal
20gprotein
46gcarbs
15gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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