Shigatse Dishes - What to Eat in Shigatse

Being different from other regions of Tibet, restaurant in Shigatse features very special national style. The decorations and design style are characteristic of religious pictures and paintings such as Tibetan cattail hassock, propitious graph and mural.

The famous Shigatse food are Tibetan dishes, barley wine, buttered tea, steamed stuffed bun, Zanpa, varies deserts and cakes, sweet team Tibetan yogurt, cevapcici, and air dried meat, etc.

Shigatse Dishes - Local food

Tibetan Sausage

Tibetan Sausage is usually made of mutton meat which need to be stewed. It smells and tastes very faint scent and soft.

Tibetan Yogurt

Tibetan yogurt is made of bean curd, which has a aromatic smell. It is better to take some in hot summer.

Pengbi

The name of Pengbi literally means a snack made of pea. You will be told you have never been to Shigatse if you never tried it, as it is regarded as the special local snack.

Tibetan Buttered Tea

You may hear of it, Tibetan buttered tea becomes more popular as it has been spread very quickly by tourists. You will be entertained when you visit your Tibetan friends in their house. Tibetan buttered tea is also the staple food of Tibet.

Shigatse Food Tips

Lots of Sichuan Restaurants could be seen in Shigatse City everywhere. The food is not very expensive, which usually costs you about $10 per person. As a matter of fact, people there are not easy to find authentic Tibetan food. If you are interested in taking some, you'd better go to the suburb of Shigatse.