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 the name. So revered is pea jelly that it has been identified as a top rated snack for the region. If you make it to Shigatse or the gate of Tashilhunpo Monastery, you’ll discover vendors with their large aluminum pots, so be sure to stop and grab a bowl, although keep in mind you’ll need to be persistent as locals love their pengbi too and you may need to muscle your way to the front of the queue.
Update: July 04, 2023
