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He raised his prices about two weeks ago by 50% to 30 cents for a plate of dumplings—known here as momos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Jocelyn Chang, a second-generation Chinese-American in California, says her family would occasionally order momos, or steamed dumplings, from their neighbourhood Indo-Chinese restaurant.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Prabhat Rimal owns a small Nepali restaurant in Redmond, serving momos and pizza.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

It is possible, even, that there may be a third variety, that called momos, or bocrongitams.

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