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Mokthuk

Mokthuk or Mothuk is a type of momo soup. It is popular in Tibet, Nepal and Ladakh. It originates from Tibet. It is a combination of momo and thukpa where unlike the momos, the shape of the dumplings are usually smaller known as tsi-tsi momos.

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Mokthuk/Mothuk
Alternative namesམའོ་ཁི་ཐུའུ་ཁི་ཡིས་བཤད་རྒྱུར, मुकतुक
Place of originHimalayan region
Associated cuisineTibetan cuisine, Nepali cuisine, Indian cuisine

Mokthuk or Mothuk (Tibetan: མའོ་ཁི་ཐུའུ་ཁི་ཡིས་བཤད་རྒྱུར།; Nepali: मुकतुक) is a type of momo soup. It is popular in Tibet, Nepal and Ladakh (a region in northern India). It originates from Tibet. It is a combination of momo and thukpa where unlike the momos, the shape of the dumplings are usually smaller known as tsi-tsi momos.1

Similar to jhol momo, however the broth for mokthuk is made using either meat bones added with various herbs and vegetables, or is served with a vegetarian broth.21

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  1. Lama, Tsering Ngodup. "An essential guide to thukpas". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. Kathmandu, Paris. "What to eat in Boudha, Kathmandu, NEPAL- 22 Must Try Food". Paris Kathmandu. Retrieved 25 April 2023.