1. Buttered tea
Even if you haven't drunk butter tea, you must know its name. Camellia oleifera is a Tibetan characteristic drink, which is made of green tea, salt and ghee, so it is very salty and special. Often eaten as a staple food with Ciba, it has the functions of keeping out the cold, refreshing, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
2. highland barley wine
Highland barley wine and butter tea are important business cards of Tibetan cuisine. Highland barley wine is fragrant and mellow, sweet and refreshing, and it is painless and thirsty after drinking. It is the favorite wine of the Tibetan people. On holidays, you must drink a few bowls, get married and have children, and greet relatives and friends.
3. Yak meat
Yak beef is air-dried beef, and the source of ingredients is the famous Tibetan yak. When the temperature is low every year, the yak is slaughtered, cut into thin strips, hung in the shade, naturally dried, and can be enjoyed the next year. The taste is slightly different from Mongolian beef jerky, so you must take a few kilograms back to Tibet.
4. Yak yogurt
As the name implies, it is fermented with yak milk. Tibetan yogurt and tofu flower look very similar, but yak yogurt tastes more sour, and with some sweet raisins and honey, the taste of the tip of the tongue will be upgraded to a higher level.
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Tibetan noodles are one of the staple foods that Tibetans often eat. It can also be called a Tibetan specialty snack, because its weight is generally very small, and adults may not be able to eat enough for a bowl. Eating Tibetan noodles is usually accompanied by sour radish and other side dishes.
6. Fried potatoes
French fries are a necessity for you to go to KFC and McDonald's. Tibetan fried potatoes may be much more unrestrained. Fried potatoes are snacks everywhere in Lhasa. The geographical environment in Lhasa is very suitable for the growth of potatoes. Potatoes have a high starch content. It's also good to soak the big potatoes in the oil pan for a few minutes and sprinkle some Chili noodles. It's sweet and spicy.
7.lamb cake
Ciba is one of the staple foods of Tibetans, which can be understood as fried noodles. Ciba is flour made by cleaning, drying and frying highland barley. When eating, use a small amount of butter tea, milk residue and sugar to stir evenly and knead it into a ball by hand. It is rich in nutrition and high in calories, so it is very suitable for eating when you are hungry and cold.
8. Tibetan jelly
Tibetans like to eat Chili, and Tibetan bean jelly is a unique snack in Lhasa with a spicy taste. Tibetan bean jelly is mostly eaten by women and children, and few simple men eat it in front of the booth, so tourists don't have to pay attention to it.
9. Crispy cheesecake
The starch extracted from butter is dried in the air, ground into powder by grinding, and mixed with butter, sugar, ginseng fruit, peach kernel and raisins. And made into a round or square dough embryo with red and green silk on the surface, showing auspicious and longevity patterns. It is steamed in a steamer, is a milky dessert, has the effect of nourishing and strengthening the body, and is a Tibetan pastry.