Manti (dumpling)

Manti (Uyghur: مانتا‎, manta, Kazakh:мәнті, Turkish:mantı, Uzbek:manti, Armenian:մանթի; indicates either singular or plural) or Mantu (Kyrgyz:мантуу; Pashto, Persian, Arabic:منتو‎) are dumplings popular in most Turkic cuisines, as well as in the Caucasian, Central Asian, Chinese Islamic, and Hejaz cuisines. Nowadays, manti are also consumed throughout Russia and other post-Soviet countries, where the dish spread from the Central Asian republics. The dumplings typically consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef in a dough wrapper, and either boiled or steamed. Size and shape vary significantly depending on the geographical location. Manti resemble the Chinese jiaozi, Korean mandu, Mongolian buuz, and the Tibetan momo.