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Burmese desserts and snacks

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halva
gulab jamun
milk-solid-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent
laddu
Laddu or laddoo is a spherical sweet from the Indian subcontinent made of various ingredients and sugar syrup or jaggery. It has been described as "perhaps the most universal and ancient of Indian sweets."
Kulfi
Kulfi () is a frozen dairy dessert from the Indian subcontinent. It is often described as "traditional Indian ice cream". Kulfi originated in 16th-century Delhi during the Mughal era.
falooda
A falooda or faluda () is a Mughlai cold dessert made with vermicelli. It has origins in the Persian dish faloodeh, variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia. Traditionally, it is prepared by mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, and sweet basil seeds with milk, often served with kulfi. The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat, arrowroot, cornstarch, or sago.
Cendol
Cendol, also known as lot chong (), mont let saung (), nom lut (), lod song () and bánh lọt, is a traditional Southeast Asian dessert characterised by soft, green, worm-like jelly strands made from rice flour or mung bean starch, coconut milk and palm sugar syrup, typically served over shaved ice. The jelly is flavoured with pandan and combined with a creamy coconut milk base and the caramel-like sweetness of palm sugar. It is widely consumed in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and forms an established component of Southeast Asian food cult
modak
Modak (), modakam (), kolukattai or modaka (), also referred to as jilledukayalu in Telugu () is an Indian sweet dish popular in many Indian states and cultures. According to Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, it is one of the favourite dishes of Ganesha and the Buddha and is therefore used in prayers. The sweet filling inside a modak consists of freshly grated coconut and jaggery, while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour mixed with khowa or maida flour.
banana fritter
deep fried banana or plantain
Dodol
Dodol, also known as kalamae (), or mont kalar mei () is a traditional sweet confection of Southeast Asia, particularly associated with Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar. It is made by slowly simmering coconut milk and palm sugar with rice flour or glutinous rice until it thickens into a sticky, chewy consistency.
kue lapis
Malay layered cake
sachima
Sachima () is a sweet snack in Chinese cuisine made of fluffy strands of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup. It originated in Manchuria and is now popular throughout China. It can also be found in Taiwan as well as overseas Chinese diasporas, most notably Malaysia and Singapore. Its decoration and flavor vary in different regional Chinese cuisines, but the appearance of all versions is essentially the same, somewhat similar to that of American Rice Krispies Treats.
nankhatai
Nankhatai (; Burmese: နံကထိုင်; Hindustani: नानख़ताई (Hindi) ਨਾਨ ਖਟਾਈ (Punjabi) / (Urdu); ; Tamil: நானஹத்தா) are shortbread biscuits originating in the Indian subcontinent, common in Northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (formerly Burma).
curry puff
snack pie
Kue talam
Indonesian coconut tray cake
Thingyan rice
traditional Mon dish of Myanmar
Sanwin makin
Desert with semolina, condensed milk
Shwe yin aye
Burmese dessert dish