1. Yak meat
When you are in Tibet, eating yak meat is really a pleasure. When you get to Shangri-La, you can see places selling yak meat on every street. Yak jerky, hot pot fried yak meat, yak jerky.
There are many ways to eat yak meat in Shangri-La. You can decide how to eat it according to your taste! It is not impossible to try it.
2. Tsampa Ghee Tea
Ghee tea (called ghee tea in Tibetan) is made with hot water, salt and ghee. It is put into a slender bucket and stirred vigorously with a stirring rod to make an emulsion.
Another method is to put the ghee and tea in a leather bag, tie the bag tightly and beat it vigorously with a wooden stick. Therefore, the process of making ghee tea is often referred to as "beating ghee tea".
In the past, the economy and transportation were extremely underdeveloped. In some scenes and seasons, ghee tea was the only source of food and water for many Tibetans.
Bazan is one of the most important staple foods for Tibetan herders. The method is simple: barley is dried and fried, ground into a fine powder and made into bazan. When eating, put the bazan in a bowl, add ghee tea and quila, then use your thumb to hold the rim of the bowl, and the remaining four fingers to knead into a ball to eat. After eating, the bowl is wiped clean in this way. For Tibetans, if they don't eat a meal every morning, they have no energy to work for the whole day.
3. barley cake
Barley cake is a kind of barley flour modulation baked food, is the Tibetan people in Shangri-La favorite food. The taste is somewhat similar to the barley cake I usually eat, but different practices will have different flavors. Generally in the Tibetan breakfast store to buy. 10 dollars a, with ghee tea to eat, is a very good breakfast choice!
:Tips
1.Shangri-La average altitude of 3300 meters, is not suitable for strenuous exercise, avoid reflex too high.
2. Shangri-La has dry weather and strong ultraviolet rays. Remember to bring sunscreen products and try to hydrate;
3. Mani pile is a signpost of God in the eyes of Tibetans, and the mani stone engraved with the six-word truth or the Buddha's image is a holy relic of Tibetans. When you come across monasteries, mani piles, stupas and other religious facilities. You have to take a detour from left to right. Tibetans consider it a sin to do the opposite. Don't pick up mani stones at random, and don't sit on the mani pile;
4. Don't cross the instruments or fire pits; the sutra barrels and the sutra wheels should be rotated clockwise, not the other way around;
5. For Tibetans, the top of the head is the gathering place of praying for blessings, so it's taboo to touch the top of other people's heads, especially those of small children; you can't put your feet to people when you are sitting down.
Shangri-La is a place of cattle and sheep, but the food sources here are not so rich, and it is not possible to drink milk every day. Once some food becomes a source of stamina, the above food is a must-try specialty for Tibetans.