By cooldesichinese
Discover Tibetan Cuisine
BUTTER TEA
Salty tea made with yak butter, black tea, and salt
thukpa
Noodle soup with meat & veggies
Tingmo
Soft, fluffy steamed bread
Tibetan Momos
Dumplings filled with meat or veggies
gyuma
blood sausage made with yak or sheep blood and barley flour
laphing
A spicy, cold mung bean noodle dish, topped with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and chili oil
phing sha
Stir-fried glass noodles with meat & veggies
sha phaley
Deep-fried bread stuffed with minced meat & cabbage
Thenthuk
Hand-pulled noodle soup with veggies & meat
khapse
Deep-fried pastries shaped into intricate designs
Caffeinated Historians
January 31, 2020
air-dried yak meat
A Chewy, Savory snack cured in the cold Himalayan air
Chhurpi: A type of
yak cheese
, either soft or hard
Gyathuk
A
Tibetan-Chinese style noodle soup,
Made with wheat noodles, meat, and vegetables
Shapta
A
stir-fried meat dish
with onions, green peppers, and chili