Strategies of Tibet Food

With the vast coverage, Chinese people created not only the profound regional culture, but also the distinctive eating habits. As a nation which usually lives in the high land, Tibetan people are proud of their own unique food flavor. During Tibet tour, not only the amazing sceneries should be appreciated, but also the unforgettable Tibetan cuisines are worthy to experience, too. For example, the distinctive Tibet food are clyster, highland barley wine, butter tea, beef and mutton easting with hand, Yak tongue of cold and dressed with sauce, steamed stuffed bun, Tsampa, Tibetan pastries, Tibetan sweet tea, Tibetan yoghurt, and air dried meat, etc.

Strategies of Tibet Food – Butter Tea

Butter tea is the necessary drink of Tibetans. It is very helpful for people who live in the plateau. In a cold day, it is good for driving the cold away. When you eat the meet, it is good for driving the greasy off. When you are hungry, it could satisfy your hunger. When you are sleepy, it could make your mind clear. The tea offers the vitamin to people even though the high land is lack of the vegetables. The tea is not only a kind of drink, but also a scared stuff along with the Buddhism scriptures and jewelries.

Strategies of Tibet Food – Tsampa

In Tibetan language, Tsampa literally means the flour which made of the highland barley. Since Tibetan ancestors created the grassland farming civilization, the highland barley started to be cultivated as the major material of Tibetan Tsampa.

Tsampa usually tastes with the butter tea the cheese together.

Strategies of Tibet Food – Highland Barley Wine

Highland Barley wine is the major alcohol of Tibetan people and Tu nation people. (Tu Nation is a minority) It can be easily seen in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan, etc.

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is rich in the highland barley. Highland Barley wine is certainly made of the highland barley. When Tibetan festivals held, it is very necessary and useful. The alcohol content is approximately 20°.

Strategies of Tibet Food – Pengbi

In Tibet, Shigatse is famous for Pengbi – a kind of snack in local. It is very popular in Shigatse region, but it is not easy to find in other regions of Tibet.

Strategies of Tibet Food – Flour Piece with Pickled Chinese Cabbage

The flour piece with pickled Chinese cabbage is a distinctive Tibetan traditional dinner. It is very popular in the whole Tibet region. If you visit a Tibetan family during Tibet tour, you are possible to be asked to have a bowl of the flour piece with pickled Chinese cabbage.

Strategies of Tibet Food - Braised Lamb

It is a kind of special Tibetan food in the plateau. It is usually used to treat the guests in Tibetan family. Also, it is one of the staple food of Tibetan people's daily life.

The braised lamb tastes a primitive flavor. Most people would fall in love with it if they try it twice or more. Actually, the braised lamb is mostly available in the spring and autumn. Therefore you are kindly suggested to have a try if you travel to Tibet in those two seasons.