Linzhi area people commonly used cooking utensils is a soapstone made of pots, referred to as "stone pot". This soapstone pot mainly from the Grand Canyon of Lhoba, Menba craftsmen's hands. Local people not only cooking vegetables with stone pots, stone pots have become a cooking utensils when they cook delicious food.
Two days ago in my article introduced to the Tibet | Linzhi stone pot chicken ". However, the main selling point of "stone pot chicken" is not the chicken, but the "stone pot". This unique "stone pot" is chiseled from a black "soapstone" mica pit, originating in "Mutuo".
Understanding the characteristics of this cooking utensil, the food customs of the plateau region, also know a little.
The yak is a species that is not new to the plateau region.
The yak is one of the rare species of cattle in the subalpine alpine region centered on the Tibetan Plateau in China. Adapted to the alpine climate, the yak is the world's highest-altitude mammal (other than humans), and is usually found in the Tibetan Plateau in China at altitudes of more than 3,000 meters above sea level.
It could also be argued that yaks are only suited to living at altitudes of more than 3,000 meters and above. The dark, slow-walking yaks are not gentle, and China accounts for 85% of the world's yaks, most of which are found on the Tibetan Plateau.
So many of you are wondering what the difference is between highland yak meat and regular yellow beef?
First of all, the growth environment of the two is different, yaks are generally grass grazing, not supplemental feeding. The nutritional composition of the meat is also different, and the yak grows slowly, yak meat can provide multiple nutrients for the human body, not only protein, trace element content is also very high, the nutritional composition alone, yak meat nutrition is better than yellow beef.
The biggest difference is the color of the meat. Yellow beef is usually brownish red or reddish in color, while fresh yak meat is darker.
When you come to the highlands, you have to get used to eating barley products. For example, the Tibetan people usually eat the staple food to barley flour made of tsampa, of course, there are also such barley cakes / steamed bread, and then a little barley milk tea or barley wine, which are some of the more common barley products.
Unlike wheat, barley is a little more adaptable to the growing environment. In terms of nutritional value, it is superior to wheat and rice, but in terms of taste, I personally favor the latter.
After the rain, some slightly cold Linzhi area. It is also a blessing to have such a sour and refreshing, warm and refreshing experience of a stone pot yak nourishing soup pot with pickled vegetables as the main flavor.
Vegetables are not particularly abundant in the highlands, but cabbage, cucumber, lettuce, oatmeal, potatoes, zucchini and tofu are still relatively common ingredients.
There is a big difference in flavor between stone pot yak soup and stone pot chicken. The ingredients are different and thus the flavors and textures are different.
Two days ago, just after the introduction of Linzhi stone pot, there are a lot of small friends asked Linzhi this handmade stone pot price?
My personal thoughts, I think this pot in the plateau area is more suitable, because it is very heavy, and not as easy to clean as the usual home pot, at least in my opinion is not particularly practical value.
The price seems to range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, but I don't see anyone buying a stone pot to take home.
So, it is recommended to travel more taste more feeling, in addition to the collection value, or collection of hobby, single use rate, I personally is not too recommend to buy back home oh.