One Word Sunday is a blogging challenge hosted by Debbie Smyth at TravelWithIntent. This week’s challenge is “Meet.”
Here are two photos illustrating “meet.” In keeping with the Tibet theme of recent posts, they are from a tea house on Bakhour Street in Lhasa, Tibet. Tea houses are where locals and tourists meet to chat, socialize and enjoy thick and delicious Sherpa tea.
Sherpa tea, called Po-cha in Tibet, traditional ingredients are tea leaves, yak butter, water, and salt. People consume it during the whole day mainly for keeping hydrated and warm. A copious amount of butter supplies the calories required for the amount of energy people burn in their high-altitude endeavors.
Enjoying Sherpa also provides an excellent reason for people to meet and exchange pleasantries.
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I tasted that tea, while tracking in Nepal. It was definetly not my cup of tea.😅very special taste.
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As I recall I really liked the tea Tibet. It was sweet and milky. I hope the tea in Nepal helped with your trek.
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I’m not a fan of butter, but this sounds like something I’d have to try if I were in Tibet…
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There really isn’t a butter taste as I recall. More milk like, if that’s an improvement. Sherpa tea is a great beverage for this lifestyle.
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that does sound better 🙂
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Awesome! What a special place it looks to be
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So different than what I’m used to.
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Love this 😀
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Me too!
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