Lhasa's special drink, sweet tea, is made of what materials?

When you meet sweet tea, you meet Tibet.

Whether walking in Lhasa or Shigatse, signs of sweet tea houses are everywhere on both sides of the street. There are no fewer than three sweet teahouses in a 1-meter-long street. Although the houses are small, the tables and chairs are simple and the lighting is poor, they still can't stop the bursting popularity. There are tens of thousands of years of human fireworks and dust.

According to historical records, the initial formation of sweet tea should be traced back to the British invasion of Tibet. After the British entered Tibet, they also brought the habit of drinking sweet tea into Tibet. There is also a saying that sweet tea is influenced by India and Nepal, because those two countries are the hometown of sweet tea, and in these two countries, sweet tea is a necessity of life.

On holidays, the sweet tea house is packed, and the milky sweet tea is steaming and fragrant. Those who don't know each other are crowded behind a long table, chatting while drinking sweet tea. Even if the space is stuffy, the taste is not very pleasing, but everyone's face is full of festive celebrations. Looking around, everyone is like an old friend, laughing and chatting with short stories from their parents. It is impossible to see that the two sides are strangers just before the sweet tea is served.

With the development of tourism in Tibet, more and more travelers have entered Tibet and picked up small sweet teacups. They sat with the local people, chatting about the outside world and the story of Tibet. "you can have no food for three days, but you can't have no tea for one day." Sweet tea is opaque milky yellow. It is made by boiling black tea, adding milk and sugar, and fully stirring. It is slightly thick and fragrant.

Nowadays, there are many sweet teahouses in Lhasa, among which the Qiongtian Teahouse in Guangminggang, Guangmingtian Teahouse and Canggu Temple Sweet Teahouse are the most famous. From 8: 3 in the morning to 7: in the evening, there are endless customers. Most people who soak in teahouses are local people, gossiping, drinking sweet tea when they are thirsty and eating Tibetan noodles and buns when they are hungry. The tea drinker put a pile of change on the table. Jia Jia, who poured tea, came over, took a few cents and filled a cup. The tea drinker's cup was empty, and Jia Jia, who served well, came to withdraw money and pour tea again.

the reason why a cup of sweet tea can form a unique urban culture is not only its delicious taste. There is never a lack of popularity in the lively sweet teahouse, where you can see both the infant and the old man with silver hair. There are also elderly people who turn menstruation and bring their own puppies to the teahouse. The dog is held in his arms, and his special small bowl is taken out of the bag, and some sweet tea is poured, which makes him feel happy.

In Lhasa, the layout of all teahouses makes people feel deja vu. They are all Tibetan-style door curtains, low lintels, long tables and chairs, and the slightly dim rooms exude an age-old flavor. Drinking sweet tea in the teahouse seems to be not tea, but the atmosphere, which has been unconsciously integrated into the life of Lhasa people and even become a tourist experience close to local life in the eyes of tourists. Whether it's Guangming Teahouse, Revolutionary Teahouse, Snow Consumer Teahouse that has been open for many years, or a new teahouse that has just opened in an alley, it's all the same lively and warm. Sweet teahouse has become a place to kill time when bored and a place to chat with friends in Lhasa.

Guangming Sweet Teahouse

Detailed address: diagonally opposite to Shambala Hotel, Zangyiyuan Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region (near Beijing Middle Road)

Environment description: the largest and oldest sweet teahouse in Lhasa. You can really feel the local folk customs here. Take a cup after entering the door, put the money on the table, and someone will come. Sweet tea is made of black tea juice, milk or powdered milk and white sugar, etc. A cup of milk tea costs 8 cents and a bowl of Tibetan noodles, 6 yuan.

Canggu Temple Sweet Teahouse

Detailed address: Linkuo North Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa City, Xizang Autonomous Region

Environment introduction: The authentic Tibetan restaurant in Canggu Temple, one of the sweet teahouses that locals love to visit, can be integrated into Tibetan life. Canggu Temple, located in Lhasa, Tibet, is a Gelug Sect temple of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also the only nun temple in Lhasa. The temple enjoys a high reputation in Tibetan Buddhism. Canggu Temple's economic source mainly depends on the offerings of donors and the donations of religious believers. It is said that in order to make up for the lack of economic income, the temple also opened teahouses, restaurants, clinics and so on at the door. However, most of these business entities are charitable and cheap. One pound of sweet tea 3 yuan, five pounds of sweet tea 15 yuan, eight pounds of sweet tea 18 yuan and a bowl of beef noodles 3.5 yuan. Per capita consumption of 5 yuan.

sweet tea always has the same taste.

It's like a slightly dull story, which is quietly fermented in everyone's heart, although there is no shocking singing. If there is no sweet tea, I always feel that the story of Tibet lacks some flavor, and only by drinking sweet tea can I taste the life in Tibet and appreciate the prosperity of fireworks on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.