You will be hard pressed to find a Tibetan household or restaurant that does not have sepen – Tibetan style hot sauce – on offer. Made from, sepen is a dining staple and an accompaniment to many Tibetan dishes. It is versatile, delicious, and comes in many variations depending on the household and chef. Tibetans […]
READ MORETibetan hotpot(Gyakok)
Unlike its Sichuan counterpart, a Tibetan hotpot lacks the same volume of spice and heat. Nor does it require that you sit by and cook your hot put ingredients. For a Tibetan hotpot, all ingredients, which includes meat and vegetables, are precooked and served in a pot of Yak bone broth. The food preparation for […]
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A dish that is unlikely to grace the menus of many restaurants outside Tibet, Lunang Stone Wok Cooked Chicken should definitely be included on the list of any western traveler visiting Tibet. Originating in Lunang, a well-known tourist destination along the Sichuan-Tibet expressway, the famous Lunang Stone Wok Cooked Chicken is prepared in a special […]
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When your travels take you to Shigatse, there is one street food snack that has to be included on your ‘must try’ list: Shigatse pengbi. Translated, Shigatse pengbi is pea jelly, but it’s not just any pea jelly. Tibetans like to say Shigatse pengbi is the food you must eat when good friends come, hence […]
READ MORETibetan deep fried pastry(Khapse)
Who doesn’t enjoy some deep fried dough during a good celebration? It seems the Tibetans are not immune to a little indulgence and that’s what you’ll find in a serve of khapse. A special food prepared for important dates in the Tibetan calendar, such as Losar, which is the Tibetan New Year, Tibetan deep fried […]
READ MORETibetan mung bean jelly(Laping)
With a heritage that can be found in Sichuan cuisine, laping or Tibetan mung bean jelly, is one of the most popular street food snacks in Tibet. Laping is very similar to Sichuan’s liangfen in that it is made with slices or strips of cold mung bean jelly tossed with a flavorsome sauce made with […]
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