Let's get going on our series about snacks in Mandalay.
One of the most delicious Myanmar snacks is Mont Pya Thalet. Mont Pya Thalet is mainly made of rice flour. The shape is circle. It has three tastes.
One is umami(umami is Japanese name,taste like cheese). It is made of rice flour, peas, tomatoes, coriander leaves, or suu-poat. It can be made thin or thick. Another type is sweet. It is made of rice flour and palm sugar syrup. Its colour is brown because of the syrup. The last one is spicy. It is made of rice flour, peas, tomatoes, and chillies. It can also be made thin or thick. They are very delicious.
You can get it from everywhere in Mandalay, especially in Pagoda festivals. Mont Pya Thalet is available at road-side shops and some hotels. There is at least one road-side shop in every quarter.The food is very cheap.It only costs 100 kyats for a sheet of Mont Pya Thalet. The best places are near Shwe Kyi Myin Pagoda, in front of B.E.P.S (2) and near the University of Medicine, Mandalay.
To make a delicious Mont Pya Thalet, one packet of rice flour is mixed with water. Then one big spoon of water-mixed rice flour is placed into the black pan. The pan is heated by wood logs. After putting the water-mixed flour, one table spoon of peas and a few coriander leaves are added. After 2 or 3 minutes, the delicious food can be eaten.
It is very simple and everyone can make it at home in their own kitchen.Besides it is one of the most famous and delicious foods of Myanmar.Everyone, Myanmar or foreigners, should give it a try.When you visit Mandalay, don't forget to try it.
Which one do you think is the best,sweet, umami, or spicy one?
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by jasmin hsu,juliana & lin htet
One is umami(umami is Japanese name,taste like cheese). It is made of rice flour, peas, tomatoes, coriander leaves, or suu-poat. It can be made thin or thick. Another type is sweet. It is made of rice flour and palm sugar syrup. Its colour is brown because of the syrup. The last one is spicy. It is made of rice flour, peas, tomatoes, and chillies. It can also be made thin or thick. They are very delicious. 
You can get it from everywhere in Mandalay, especially in Pagoda festivals. Mont Pya Thalet is available at road-side shops and some hotels. There is at least one road-side shop in every quarter.The food is very cheap.It only costs 100 kyats for a sheet of Mont Pya Thalet. The best places are near Shwe Kyi Myin Pagoda, in front of B.E.P.S (2) and near the University of Medicine, Mandalay. To make a delicious Mont Pya Thalet, one packet of rice flour is mixed with water. Then one big spoon of water-mixed rice flour is placed into the black pan. The pan is heated by wood logs. After putting the water-mixed flour, one table spoon of peas and a few coriander leaves are added. After 2 or 3 minutes, the delicious food can be eaten.
It is very simple and everyone can make it at home in their own kitchen.Besides it is one of the most famous and delicious foods of Myanmar.Everyone, Myanmar or foreigners, should give it a try.When you visit Mandalay, don't forget to try it.
Which one do you think is the best,sweet, umami, or spicy one?
Want to grab a bite?
by jasmin hsu,juliana & lin htet
like spicy one, also don't.
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