Tibet is a place of historical sights, diverse cultures and plateau landscapes. Tibetan features its own unique diet and eating habits, including butter, tea, barley, sheep meat, as well as the highland barley wine and a variety of dairy products.

Tibetan Diet Culture

Tibetan meal has a long history, with rich varieties concerning Chinese catering culture. Tibetan meal like the staple food, dishes, soup is divided into three categories. Tibetan meal features many dishes and delicate flavors, with only the use of salt and onions, generally with no spicy condiment. When it comes to meat, Tibetan People have many rules. Generally they only eat beef and mutton, and do not eat horse, donkey, mule, dog. Fish, shrimp, snakes, eel are only eaten by some town residents, agricultural and pastoral people are not used to eating them. With the development of social economy and culture life improvement, Tibetan food has developed in cooking techniques and meal variety.

Interesting Wine Culture

Tibet highland barley wine is a direct result of the highland barley, as the degree is very low, the Tibetan people, including people of all ages and both sexes, like drinking. Wine is even more necessary during festive holidays. Tibetan drinking etiquette and custom is very rich, for example, as the wine newly brewed, it will be offered to Gods, and then to the seniors and last to the younger generations. In the holiday wedding with many people gathering around, wine will be offered to prestigious elders in clockwise direction, and then a toast is needed. The general rule of proposing a toast is to raise the hands over the head, and then offer the wine, especially for the elderly - it is even more important. The elders first take the glass, and then use the left hand to hold the right hand, and then with the ring finger dipped in wine cup and gently flips into the air, so repeated three times, especially on the day of God's worship and the Buddhist Sangha blessing, sometimes whisper is also needed.

Tea Culture
Tea is an indispensable part of Tibet culture. Tibetan butter tea cannot do without butter, salt and tea. The butter is made from milk, cream, through extracting the yellow butter, and yak milk is best, coming from pure white goats' milk. Tibetan tea drinking pays much attention to the guest order. Drinking tea in Tibet cannot be in a rush, generally three cups of tea is the most auspicious.

All in all, Tibet has something for its visitors with its unique diet culture!