Showing posts with label yak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yak. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2012

Tibetan Food

Tsirzin

The more interesting food we had in Xiahe, we ate in Nomad Restaurant, which served nomad and Tibetan food. Pictured above was the pinnacle of nomad food: Tsirzin. It is made of yak cheese, butter and sugar. Yak cheese has a very distinct flavor that you either love or hate. On further reflection, I actually wonder whether there exist people who love it.

Yak Meat

This yak meat, on the other hand, was very delicious.

Oh Hur

You cannot go wrong with oliebollen...

Cucumber

... or cucumber.

Momos

I heard you wondering aloud where the momos were, after I announced Tibetan food. Here they are.

Paale

Another dish with yak.

Tsampa with Soup

Also, Tibetan breakfast.

Karkhun

The ingredients of momo combined in a different way.

Oh Ndjee

I really loved this rice dish, both for lunch and dinner.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Jiuzhaigou

Yak and Village Idiot

After having seen all the highlights of Chengdu, we took a plane to Jiuzhaigou, to visit the park there, and then travel north by bus.

Prayer Wheel

This was a part of China we had not seen yet: Tibetan people, high mountains, yaks and lots of Buddhist things.

Tibetan Woman with Flowering Tree

These pictures are from our afternoon stroll, close to where we stayed: a home-stay at a Tibetan house.
  Tibetan Village

Yak