Food and Drink

Where to Eat in Tibet
This page introduces some nice and comfortable restaurants in Lhasa.

Tibetan Food & Drink
Tibetan cuisine plays an important role in Tibetan culture. This page will tell you more about Tibetan Food and Drink, such as Tibetan Tsampa, Tibetan Sausage, Tibetan Yoghurt, Yak Butter Tea, etc.

The Characteristics of Tibet Cuisine
This page introduces some Characteristics of Tibet Cuisine.

Staple Food
This page introduces some daily food in Tibet, such as Tibetan Tsampa, Tibetan Sausage, Yak Butter Tea, etc.

Main Types of Food
This page introduces some daily food in Tibet, such as Tibetan Tsampa, Tibetan Sausage, Yak Butter Tea, etc.

Origins and Features of Tibetan meals
The Tibetan meals evolved from the traditional Tibetan food were formed in the last century from 50s to 80s with a very long history and full of Tibetan characteristics.

Ginseng Fruit Rice with Yak Butter
Ginseng fruit rice with yak butter is also called “Zhuomazhesi” according to Tibetan language. At first, put the cooked ginseng fruit onto the surface of rice.

Tibetan Tea-a Taste Closer to Sky
Tibetan tea refers to all kinds of tea in the history that generations of Tibetans have been drinking. Narrowly speaking, Tibetan tea especially refers to the brick tea that has been inherited and has been drinking since the Tubo era.

Air Dried Meat in Tibet
Universally, Tibetans are awfully fond of eating meat, mainly meat of yaks and sheep. They don’t like having goat meat for they consider the goat meat injuring people’s kidney.

Tibetan Highland Barley Wine
Highland barley wine, called “Chang” in Tibetan language, is made of a major agricultural product of Tibet- the highland barley wine. It is has obtained the most popularities of the Tibetan people.

Tibetan Breakfast, to Enjoy the Plateau Life
In addition to spend teatime at the sweet teahouse, it is also a good place for breakfast there. On every morning, people who are fond of sweet tea or Tibetan noodles will come to find a sweet teahouse for breakfast.

Stone Pot-Cooked Chicken, Traditional Tibetan Cuisine
If came to Lulang in Nyingchi, it will be such a regret for travelers to miss out a traditional Tibetan Cuisine-Stone Pot-Cooked Chicken. Compared with other kinds of Tibetan local food, stone pot-cooked chicken probably fits tourists out of the Tibetan plateau.

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