Wednesday, October 5, 2016





Momo (Nepali: मम; Nepal Bhasa: ममचा, म:म: Tibetan: མོག་མོག་, Wylie: mog mog; simplified Chinese: 馍馍; traditional Chinese: 饃饃;pinyin: mómo) is a type of South Asian dumpling; native to Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim state and Darjeeling district of India and Bhutan. It is similar to Chinese baozi and jiaozi, Mongolian buzz, Japanese gyoza and Korean mandu.

The dish is believed to be of Tibetan origin and since then has spread to other neighboring countries with the influx of Tibetan diaspora. Since this dish was initially popular among the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley, one prevalent belief is that traveling Newar merchants brought the recipe and the name Momo from Kathmandu, Nepal where it was a traditional delicacy for centuries. They modified the seasonings of the dish with available ingredients, such as water buffalo, and kept the same name.

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