This revitalizing tea will power you all day long. Bulletproof Coffee may have been the hottest breakfast craze of the 2010s, but in Tibet, putting butter in your morning beverage is a centuries ...

The Tibetan closes his treasure box and tucks it into the side of his tent. Before we depart, he insists we have one more cup of burning yak butter tea. As we ride off across the high plains ...

along with two tablespoons of butter, into a blender. You can also use any big container with a lid and shake the tea. 7. Churn, blend or shake the mixture for two or three minutes. In Tibet, we ...

The road went over the Sho’La Pass, the gateway to Tibet, a 4,800-metre summit ... To add nourishment, the Tibetans churned the tea with salt and yak-butter, making it more of a meal.

It also includes teas that you may not have tried such as a rich Tibetan Butter Tea and Karak Chai from the Middle East. The illustrated diagram shows the correct serving vessels for each recipe ...

Photo courtesy of Quoc Thinh On the third day, at 7 a.m., the group visited the monastery of Milarepa, where they were welcomed with cups of Tibetan butter tea. They then returned to Darchen before ...

This comforting dish is perfect for the chilly mountain weather. A Tibetan staple made from roasted barley flour, mixed with butter tea, yak butter, and dried fruits. This nutrient-rich dish is a ...

In the cold, high-altitude conditions of the Himalayan region, the salty, caloric, and energizing po cha — or butter tea — is a daily ritual, forming a large part of the often-sparse Tibetan diet.