Ch.+5a+Cuisine

= CUISINE = **By Emily Jung

Pg 36-39 **
 *  Traditional Tibetan food consists mainly of barley, meat and dairy products
 *  Vegetables are scarce because of the high altitude
 *  Barley Flour; tsampa is the staple food consumed daily at every meal
 *  Yak yoghurt, butter, and cheese are eaten daily
 *  They enjoy drinking tea, sweet milk tea, and black tea filtered with fresh milk and sugar
 * Barley beer; Chang, is popular, It is mild and slightly sweet and sour; it contains little alcohol
 * Palm wine is also a popular alcoholic beverage
 *  Yam is very important; stable crop eaten a lot especially at New Yam festivals
 *  African yam is different than American yam. African yam is lighter in color and flavor.
 *  Typical meal includes a starch and soup or stew prepared with vegetable and fish, chicken beef or goat
 * Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton

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