After arriving in Lhasa, the first thing most people eat is butter tea. Buttered tea is not delicious, but it must be the most representative eating habit in Lhasa. There is a saying in Lhasa that if you want to do something wrong, you must learn to drink butter tea. Like many people, I couldn't adapt at first. The salty and indistinct taste makes the second bite difficult to swallow. However, with the increase in the number of drinks, I suddenly felt quite delicious and worthy of quality products, and I fell in love with butter tea from then on.
Ciba is one of the traditional staple foods of Tibetan herdsmen. "Ciba" is a Tibetan transliteration of fried noodles. It is made by frying highland barley or peas and grinding them into flour. When eating, mix it with butter tea and knead it into a ball with your hands. It can also be served with salt tea, yogurt or highland barley wine. With butter tea, it has a unique flavor. However, I may not be used to eating at first, so I suggest eating less as appropriate.
Tibetan fragrant pig, also known as "ginseng pig", is a lean pig unique to Tibet. It grows in the forest at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters and eats wild plants. It is the only herbivorous pig in China. Because of its rich meat and nutrition, it is called "the treasure of plateau".
Highland barley wine is mainly a traditional folk alcoholic beverage of Tibetan, Tu and other ethnic groups, which is popular in Tibetan and Tu communities in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. Highland barley wine, called Qiang in Tibetan, is made of highland barley, which is a major grain produced locally in Tibet. It is the favorite drink of Tibetan compatriots, and it is essential to celebrate holidays, get married and have children, and bid farewell to relatives and friends.
Tibetan noodles are the most popular local pasta in Tibet. Almost all Tibetan restaurants can eat Tibetan noodles. Qian Yuan 1 Bowl is made of yak bone soup. Noodles taste crisp and solid, like water, and yak meat will be sprinkled on them. If you keep it, you will eat up the noodle soup!