tsampa; roasted barley flour; Tibetan staple
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tsampa; roasted highland barley flour mixed with butter tea or wine, a traditional staple food of Tibetan people
A transliteration from Tibetan 'tsampa'. Typically eaten by mixing with butter tea (酥油茶) or highland barley wine (青稞酒) and kneading into small balls. It is the daily staple food of Tibetan people and has strong cultural significance.
Zān糌
bā粑
shì是
Zàng藏
zú族
mù牧
mín民
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
zhǔ主
shí食
。
Tsampa is the traditional staple food of Tibetan herders.
Tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
yòng用
sū酥
yóu油
chá茶
bàn拌
zān糌
bā粑
chī吃
。
He learned to eat tsampa mixed with butter tea.
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Zhè这
jiā家
Zàng藏
cān餐
tīng厅
tí提
gōng供
zhèng正
zōng宗
de的
qīng青
kē稞
zān糌
bā粑
。
This Tibetan restaurant serves authentic highland barley tsampa.