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Momos (Tibetan Dumplings)
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Steamed Tibetan dumplings with yak-meat or vegetable filling. The Tibetan-plateau staple.
Momos are Tibetan steamed dumplings, similar in form to Cantonese siu mai but with simpler filling. The standard yak-meat momo: chopped yak meat, onion, ginger, sometimes mild spice, in a thick wheat wrapper. Vegetable versions use cabbage, carrot, mushroom. Eaten with a spicy chilli-oil-and-soy dipping sauce. Common across Tibet, Sichuan-Tibetan areas, and now Tibetan restaurants in tier-1 cities.
Where to try
Lhasa, Shigatse, Shangri-La. Tibetan restaurants in Beijing's Yong He Gong area, Chengdu's Tibet Quarter.
Dietary notes
Wheat. Yak (or vegetable).
Cities to try Momos (Tibetan Dumplings)
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