Ma Mon Luk

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.
Ma Mon Luk
Standing portrait of Ma Mon Luk at eponymous restaurant in Quezon City
Born
Máh Màhn-luhk (馬文祿)

1896 (1896)
Heungsan, Canton, Qing dynasty
DiedSeptember 1, 1961(1961-09-01) (aged 64–65)
Pasay, Rizal, Philippines
SpouseNg Shih
Children4

Ma Mon Luk (simplified Chinese: 马文禄; traditional Chinese: 馬文祿 Cantonese Yale: Máh Màhn-luhk), was a Chinese immigrant best known in the Philippines for his eponymous restaurant, and for being the popularizer and alleged creator of mami (a noodle soup) and popularizer of siopao (a steamed bun based on the cha siu bao).

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