Incredibly delicious, shapale — Tibetan “meat bread” — are hot, savory, juicy meat pies.1 Like momos, shapale are widely loved in the Tibetan community, and will be the first to go at any Tibetan potluck gathering. Some people in Central Tibet eat them for breakfast, but they are more typically served with lunch or [...]
Your Guide to Momos (Tibetan Dumplings)
July 14, 2012 By 6 Comments
What are Tibetan momos? Momos are dumplings stuffed with a variety of ground meat, veggies or cheese, and prepared in various ways, but usually steamed. They are the most well known and beloved of Tibetan dishes. Styles of Cooking steamed (most common) fried (Deep fried if the momos are not steamed first. [...]
How Well Do You Know Your Tibetan Food?
June 9, 2012 By 8 Comments
Eleven Sometimes Surprising Facts about Tibetan Food Test how much you really know about Tibetan cuisine with the list below. Give yourself a point for every fact in the list below you already knew, and please tell us in the comments below how well you did, or if you know any other facts [...]
How to Bake Tibetan Bread: Amdo Balep Recipe
May 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
What is Amdo Balep? These crusty round yeasted loaves take their name from the Amdo region of northeastern Tibet, but are popular also in central Tibet. In both regions, the bakers will sometimes cover the dough in the ashes of fire instead of using an oven or stove. Though we use yeast here, Tibetans [...]
Tibetan Food: A Visual Guide
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tibetan food, which evolved to sustain a hardy people living at an average elevation of 16,000 feet, is like no other food in the world. Who else but Tibetans have a great time drinking salty tea and eating sweet rice in the same sitting? Or grow up on a steady diet of roasted barley flour [...]
Tsering’s Tibetan Hot Sauce (Sepen) Recipe
March 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
If you’ve ever eaten with Tibetans, you know that it is rare to have a meal that does not involve sepen, Tibetan hot sauce. Tibetan food itself tends to be mild, but that doesn’t mean that everyone doesn’t fire up almost every dish on the plate with dollops of sepen. This can include pretty [...]
