Pathein halawa facts for kids
| Type | Dessert (mont) |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associated national cuisine | Burmese |
| Invented | 1930s |
| Main ingredients | glutinous rice flour, rice flour, coconut, sugar, poppy seeds, butter, milk |
| Similar dishes | Mont kalame, Htoe mont, halva |
Pathein halawa (Burmese: ပုသိမ်ဟလဝါ; pronounced: [pəθèɪɴ ha̰ləwà]) is a traditional Burmese dessert or mont. The dessert is a pudding cooked using glutinous rice flour, rice flour, coconut, sugar, poppy seeds, butter, and milk, and has 2 primary variants: wet and dry. The dessert was first sold in Bassein (now Pathein), an Irrawaddy Delta town in the 1930s, and is now considered a delicacy of Pathein.
Pathein halawa is prepared in a similar manner as other Burmese desserts including mont kalame (မုန့်ကုလားမဲ) and htoe mont (ထိုးမုန့်).
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