Type | Snack ( mont) |
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Place of origin | Myanmar (Burma) |
Region or state | Southeast Asia |
Associated cuisine | Burmese |
Main ingredients | corn starch, cashew nuts |
Masakat ( Burmese: မာစကတ် or မာစကပ်; pronounced [màsəkaʔ]) is a traditional Burmese snack or mont. The snack is essentially a translucent pudding cooked with cashew nuts.
Masakat originates in Mandalay, [1] and its origins are attributed to an Indian dessert of the same name. [2] The term masakat is likely cognate with Acehnese meuseukat, a confection popular in Aceh, Indonesia. The dessert is likened to Karachi halwa, and is made with corn starch, sugar, butter, cardamom seeds, and cashew nuts. [3]