Recently, we took a YoWangdu community survey that showed a strong interest in Tibetan-style vegetarian food. (Our friend Dan Haig from Tibet Online teased us about this, knowing how much Tibetans traditionally love their meats :-) We love vegetarian Tibetan dishes too, so Lobsang experimented with a new Tibetan fusion veggie dish, Shamey Gongthuk, [...]
Shogo Khatsa: Spicy Potatoes Recipe
April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you’re a person who can handle some hot peppers, you are going to love our friend Nima’s wonderful shogo khatsa — spicy potatoes — recipe.* Nima la learned this recipe from Nepali people in her hometown of Kalimpong, in the Darjeeling district of the Indian state of West Bengal. In India, this dish [...]
Thue: An Original Tibetan Treat
January 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Although Tibetan cuisine has very little on the sweet side, one special treat – thue – is a sugary, buttery, cheesy brick of goodness that is eaten at Losar and other special occasions, like weddings or the Shodon (yogurt) festival. (See the Know Your Tibetan Holidays post.) The uncooked squares, held together by vast [...]
Khapse Recipe: How to Make Tibetan Losar Pastries
December 23, 2012 By 6 Comments
As part of a series walking you through some of the traditions of Losar, Tibetan New Year, we are offering here a recipe for a simple type of khapse. See our Losar guide for celebrating Tibetan New Year >> Khapse (or khapsey) is a beloved, deep-fried pastry eaten and offered most commonly at Losar, but [...]
Vegetarian Guthuk Recipe
November 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’re continuing our series of posts on traditions relating to the Tibetan New Year – Losar – with a vegetarian recipe for the very popular guthuk soup eaten on the night before Losar’s Eve. Guthuk is the only Tibetan food that is eaten only once a year, on the last day of the year, [...]
Dresil Recipe: Easy Tibetan Sweet Rice
October 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Though we’re still months away from making the wonderful foods related to Losar, the Tibetan New Year, we wanted to begin a series of posts that slowly build up to the major Tibetan holiday, so that when Losar 2013 rolls around in February, we will all be ready. We’ll start off with a dresil [...]
