The Shoton Festival 2013 lasting from August 6 to 12 features not only religious celebrations but also demonstrations of tasty Tibetan  food with families coming together in a grand style as they can afford.

After a tight schedule, a taste of Tibetan food keeps you refreshed. Let’s have a glimpse of Tibetan food.

Among various kinds of Chinese cuisine, Tibetan food is fresh and unique with special plateau ingredients such as yak meat, zanba, highland wine, butter tea, which distinguish its flavor from others.

A local Tibetan fills a bowl with yoghurt. [Photo/www.chinatibetnews.com]

Lhasa Bear is an excellent beverage for Tibetans, brewed by the Lhasa Beer Co., Ltd, famous for using quality barley and first-class natural minerals. The beer is produced from highland barley harvested from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and malt from Australian wheat.[Photo/ China.org.cn]

 
Zanba, roasted highland barley qingke flour [Photo/ China.org.cn]

Curry made by cheese and spinach [Photo/ China.org.cn]

Tibetan pancake [Photo/ China.org.cn]

Fried rice in Tibetan style [Photo/ China.org.cn]

Tibetan beef hamburger [Photo/ China.org.cn]

Fried rice with beef [Photo/ China.org.cn]