Food
Foods
in Tibet differ in pastoral areas and agricultural areas. The staple food include
roasted highland barley flour, wheat flour, meat, or red food, and milk, or white
food. The principle in summer is the white food, while that in winter is the red
food. Local flavors in the pastoral areas are mutton sausage, and dried beef.
The
flavor of the Tibetan food is fresh, light ,andtender. Salt, onion, and garlic
are the main ingredients. There
are many restaurants in Lhasa, Shigatse, and Zetang, All restaurants of various
classes are decorated and furnished in the traditional Tibetan style. Diners can
enjoy delicious Tibetan Tibetan dishes while admiring paintings and murals symbolizing
happiness and good luck in the restaurants.High on the menu are such flavors as
sausages, barley wine, butter oil tea, beef and mutton eaten with the hands, yak
tongue, steamed buns, zanba made from highland barley, pastries, sweet tea, butter
tea, dried beef, and xiapuqing, or minced mutton and beef. |