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by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesiaSouth Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri LankaSoutheast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamTibetan cooking has been influenced by its neighbors, China and India, but makes use of ingredients indigenous to the mountains. Tibetan cuisine is similar to that of Nepal. Travel to the Himalayas and interest in Buddhism has stimulated curiosity about Tibetan culture. There are a number of Tibetan restaurants in the United States, especially in large cities and in college towns. Novices should be warned that Tibetan cheese is usually hard enough to break teeth, and should be moistened in the mouth before chewing. Common ingredients: goat, pork, mutton, chicken, buffalo, potatoes, barley, vegetables, potatoes Popular dishes: tsampa (roated barley flour); momo (steamed or fried dumplings); stir-fried meats; thukpa (noodle soup with meat and sometimes vegetables); carrot cake; banana porridge; lamb with radish; caramel tea; soja (butter tea); barley ale More Information: Encyclopedia: TibetMore Asian-American Features
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Tibetan cooking has been influenced by its neighbors, China and India, but makes use of ingredients indigenous to the mountains. Tibetan cuisine is similar to that of Nepal. Travel to the Himalayas and interest in Buddhism has stimulated curiosity about Tibetan culture. There are a number of Tibetan restaurants in the United States, especially in large cities and in college towns. Novices should be warned that Tibetan cheese is usually hard enough to break teeth, and should be moistened in the mouth before chewing.
Asian Foods Guide
Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures.
- Introduction
East Asia
- ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet
Pacific Region
- FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia
South Asia
- BangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka
Southeast Asia
- CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam
Common ingredients:
goat, pork, mutton, chicken, buffalo, potatoes, barley, vegetables, potatoes
Popular dishes:
tsampa (roated barley flour); momo (steamed or fried dumplings); stir-fried meats; thukpa (noodle soup with meat and sometimes vegetables); carrot cake; banana porridge; lamb with radish; caramel tea; soja (butter tea); barley ale
More Information:
- Encyclopedia: Tibet
More Asian-American Features
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