At the table
Eat the noodles and yak toppings with chopsticks, and sip the hot broth. Add the water-mixed chili seasoning only if you want it.
Contains wheat noodles, yak meat and animal-bone broth. Optional chili changes the heat; ask about seasoning if you avoid particular ingredients.
Wheat noodles are served with yak-bone broth, diced yak meat and scallion. Salt and culinary alkali may be used in the noodle dough. Water-mixed chili seasoning is optional; its exact blend and the broth seasoning vary.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Water-mixed chili seasoning can be added to taste.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Meaty broth and a slight alkaline note.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft with a resilient bite.
- How it’s made
- Reheat prepared noodles in hot broth; add toppings.
Water-mixed chili seasoning can be added to taste.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Tibet.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有藏面吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A Lhasa breakfast of Tibetan noodles and sweet tea
In Lhasa, Tibetan noodle soup is a familiar breakfast alongside sweet tea. Tea houses are also places to talk: diners often sit in small groups, eating noodles, sipping tea and chatting around the table. This everyday pairing places a bowl of hot broth within the social rhythm of the city, not only on a festival or restaurant menu.