Top Tibetan cuisine

Thousands of people visit Tibet every year to experience the unique culture and visit some of the highest, most remote areas of the world. However，If you want to experience an authentic Tibetan lifestyle, please don’t just visit some attractions in a hurry. Try to as a Tibetan local, Eat the Tibetan food, drink the butter tea. Do you know, what Tibetan cuisine that you can’t miss when you visit Tibet?
Due to the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and the difficulty of growing vegetables, and includes influences from neighbors who live in  India and Nepal, In Tibet most important crop is barley. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions have their own special charm. Among the variety of Tibetan cuisine, noodles, goat, yak, mutton, dumplings, cheese, and soups are the most famous.
 
1.Tibetan Noodle
 
Due to the difficulty of growing vegetables, Flour milled from roasted barley, called tsampa, is all the staple food of Tibet. So, Tibetan noodle is the most important food for the Tibetan. It one of the favorite foods of Tibetans. Of which Thukpa bhatuk is a common Tibetan noodle soup made with little bhasta noodles.
 
2.Tibetan Yogurt
 
Tibetan yak yogurt has a history of thousands of years as an indispensable food and offering to Tibetan people. The biggest festival of Tibet, Shoton Festival, is named after yogurt. If you are planning a Tibet tour, it is worth a try during your Tibet trip.
 
3.Butter tea
 
Butter tea probably originated in the Himalayan region between Greater Tibet and the Indian subcontinent .it is usually made from tea leaves, yak butter, water, and salt. Drinking butter tea is a regular part of Tibetan life. drink a couple of butter tea, you will experience an authentic Tibetan.

4.Tibetan Tsampa

Tsampa(also Zanba or Tsamba) is one of the traditional staple foods of Tibetan herders. “Tsampa” is the Tibetan transliteration of roasted flour, which is made from highland barley so it's easy to store and carry. The herders would hang a pocket around their waists to hold Tsampa when they go out and grab a handful from the pocket to eat with butter tea when they are hungry. In addition, Zanba is rich in nutrients and high calories, which is very suitable for resisting cold and satisfying hunger.