momos
Steamed Himalayan parcels
Momos are steamed or fried dumplings originating in Tibet and Nepal, now popular across South Asia.
They typically contain spiced meat or vegetables wrapped in thin dough, served with tomato-based dipping sauce.
We grabbed momos from the food truck.
The singular momo exists but rarely appears—people order momos, not a momo.
Cooked dough morsel
- NepaleseOf a Himalayan nation
- TibetanOf a Himalayan region
- HimalayanOf Asia's highest range
- bite-sizedSmall enough for one mouthful
pleated · wrapper · dough · filling · appetizer · snack · savory · minced
Filled beyond capacity
buffalo · mutton · vegetables · cabbage · onion · garlic · ginger · spiced
dumpling
Cooked dough morsel
bite-sized · pleated · wrapper · dough · filling · appetizer · snack · savory · minced · steamed
stuffed
Filled beyond capacity
beef · buffalo · mutton · vegetables · cabbage · onion · garlic · ginger · spiced · paneer
Nepal
South Asian mountain nation
Lhasa · Bhutan · Sikkim · Darjeeling
gyoza
Japanese filled dumplings
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- jiaoziChinese filled dumplings
potsticker · baozi · shumai · pierogi · pelmeni · samosa · empanada · ravioli · tortellini
- NepalKathmandu, Himalayas, Everest, Annapurna, Gurkhas
- Nepali foodachar, buff
- Darjeeling-SikkimDarjeeling, Darjeeling tea, tea estates, tea gardens, hill station
- Tibetan foodbutter tea, roasted barley, barley flour
- Kathmandu ValleyKathmandu
- Northeast IndiaAssam, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Assamese