Shigatse Food and Restaurants
When traveling in Shigatse, it is the most comfortable moment to taste local food. Tibetan cuisine is deeply rooted in the culture and environment of Shigatse. So, tourists will get the chance to enjoy traditional Tibetan dishes that haven't been influenced by the outside world. The following content is for tourists who want to know what are the most recommended dishes or snacks they can taste in Shigatse.

Tibetan Momo

If you have tasted traditional Chinese dumplings or Japanese gyoza, you must be familiar with Tibetan Momo. You may consider they are the same things. But Tibetan Momo could be made to be round or crescent with yak meat to be filling. And Tibetan restaurants also serve vegetarian momo for locals and tourists with only cabbages, onions, mushrooms, etc. You can find Tibetan Momo on most menus of Shigatse restaurants. And you can choose to taste steamed or fried ones.

Tibetan Momo

Yak Meat

Yak is a large wide ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders and large horns. They mainly live in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Yak meat is served as the main food in Tibetan people's daily lives. Like beef in many other cities in China, yak meat is also cooked in many different ways. You can order dishes that you like in Shigatse restaurants. Besides, yak meat is also sun-dried in the Tibet region.

Yak Meat

Tibetan Sweet Tea

It is said that sweet tea and its producing techniques were introduced to Lhasa from Nepal through Shigatse. It probably means that you can taste more traditional sweet tea in Shigatse than in Lhasa. It is a kind of drink that is made of milk, brick tea and sugar. You can invite your friends to order several cups of tea in a sweet teahouse and enjoy a comfortable afternoon there.

Tibetan Sweet Tea

Tibetan Yogurt

Yak yogurt is a necessary food for local Tibetan. You will miss the taste after you are back in your country since it is much different than yogurt that you can taste in other places. It has a strong and different flavor to make you fall in love with it. In order to cater to tourists from all over the world, yak yogurt has been made and served in many ways nowadays.

Tibet Yogurt

Where to Eat in Shigatse

Restaurants can be found on the streets of Shigatse. Tourists can follow the advice of others and choose one of the best restaurants to have a try, like Wordo Kitchen, Third Eye Restaurant, Tashi Restaurant, Lhasa Restaurant in Shigatse, etc. However, if you are eager to experience the local people's life and try the most local food, you may want to ask for help from those local people or make a plan in advance. However, there are also restaurants serving not only traditional Tibetan food but also spicy Sichuan cuisine and Western-style dishes.