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The Forgotten Road
The Tibetan closes his treasure box and tucks it into the side of his tent. Before we depart, he insists we have one more cup of burning yak butter tea. As we ride off across the high plains ...
Adding salt to tea? Tibetans and Hakka in China do it, Indians do it – so ignore the recent social media stir about it
As well as having warming qualities, the mutton fat adds flavour and a rich consistency to the tea. Tibetan yak butter tea, ...
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Searching for Shangri-La
A shrunken woman in a red head wrap greets us with both hands, pours two cups of boiling yak butter tea, then disappears. The floor plan is traditional Tibetan: In the center is a large ...