Is MOMO a Tibetan, Nepalese or Indian Food? Eating Momo in Kolkata!

Momo is a type of dumpling that can be served steamed or fried. It can be stuffed with vegetables, meat and even chocolate. This present video was shot in central Kolkata. While not that popular in south of India, Momos are definitely present in some Indian states such as Sikkim and West Bengal.

[petagonkyi]

Tibetans and Nepali relation goes back to 6AD when Tibetan King married a Nepalese princess Birukuti and since then Nepali artisan and businessman travelled to Tibet. Most of the early Tibetan temples were built by Nepali - precisely Newari. Tibetans went to Nepal and transit point for pilgrimage to Bodhgaya, Saranath etc. Tibetan monks went to Nepal to study Buddhism and also Sanskrit which is must to study Buddhism in India. Tibetan have monks travelled to India from 8AD-12AD to study Buddhism and stop going after 12 AD as Buddhism has dissappeared from the land where it was founded.

[b-pinpandey]

they are putting salt and chutni on top of momo like its kind of a chat or something. its a momo dude not a samosa

[sakar.sthapa]

Momo is a product of centuries old cultural exchange between tibet and nepal. the basic ideas for making momo comes from tibet. It is a "dumpling" item, so its dumpling "ancestry" is traced to tibet but the unique dumpling delicacy that came to be known as momo was developed and perfected in nepal.

[animenation]

Momo arrived from Tibet to Nepal but we made it in our own style. Tibetian use meat only whereas we Nepalese mix veggies and meat and of course our chutney (sauce) makes our momo more special.

[planb]

It's of Tibetian origin but momo currently popular (spicy) is a Nepali modification.

[Jason-pgpe]

momo is tibetien and it was slowly tasted by Nepali now Nepali are going to india and making momo in India that's all

[namratabhattarai]

Momo is a Tibetian Chinese food and it's very popular in Nepal. It is not tasty in India because it's not an Indian food that man is lying.
please correct ur information bro.

[soul]

I don't know what Tibetans called it but momo is an Tibetans dish which was brought by newars in Nepal and later the people of Nepal who went to India for work start a business in places of india and its been famous in india..

[MrLoadke]

How come Momo can b Indian dish??? Plzzzz its nepali thanks

[petagonkyi]

Momo is a Tibetan. It became popular in Nepal due to Tibetan refugees. The Momos became popular in India much later as India is such a huge country and most of the Tibetans are settled in the secluded area with agricultural land etc while in Nepal most of the Tibetans are disbursed or scattered among the Nepalese.

[tessabrie]

Yeah Momo was first originated from Tibet then it spread across to other countries. For example Korea they have Mandu. “Momo is the colloquial form of the Tibetan word "mog mog"”. This food traveled its way down towards South Asia (this is 100% tibetan dish) search it up LMFAO

[Chet]

First the worker at the stall said Rs.20 and then later he said 5 pcs of momo for Rs.50?

[TheTravelingMonkey]

Is it true that Momos will be banned in India and why??

[ariadnaaa]

Yesto Foro thau ma ko le khanxa Nepal ko Nai ramro

[wjchew]

I wish you can improve your audio clarity at times! speak directly into the microphone...

[khutti]

Pakheylai pauroti ra Madiseylai momo vaneko yehi ho. They don't know even how to serve momo. Serving by bare hand.

[Lyaaaamlyaaaam]

momo is a nepali food. there are varieties of dumpling all over the world.for ex: chinese baozi. india is irrelevant here.

[kiranshama]

you should go to famous momo stalls, you could ask locals about them. don't go to average stalls

[WaMo]

It's it has spread to other countries as well .... especially nepal, india...

[samreplete]

Mom was a way back form more than 4 decades being alive in Nepal and crap India just started to be e since last decade .