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Mtabbal refers to the Lebanese dip made with baked aubergines and garlic. It is a type of food popular in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It is usually served as a side dish.
Mtabbal is known in English as Baked Eggplant Dip and is also called Mutabbal, Moutabbal, Baba Ghannouj, Baba Ganushe, Baba Ghannuj.
Muar Chee refers to steamed glutinous rice flour dough which is rolled in a mixture of ground peanuts, sugar and roasted sesame seeds. Muar Chee is one of the hawkers food found in Penang.
Penang is a state in Malaysia and foods found in the state is widely regarded as the best in Malaysia.
I think I like to try to prepare this dessert. It is easy to buy glutinous rice flour dought in the Philippine, peanuts is cheap and I will bring sesame seeds from Germany. In the Philippines we can always buy a ready-made glutinous rice flour dought since we use it to make round balls as big as a marble which we use as one of the ingredients for Guinatan/Ginatan, one of the most popular snacks found in the Philippines. I am excited!
Mueganos refer to one of Mexico's traditional sweets sold as street food by vendors around most markets. particularly famous in the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala. They are carried by the vendors around in trays and sell them in town centers and market squares (plazas) for the school children coming home from school and in markets all around the states.