Tibetan Dried Meat, Dried Beef,  is one of the most famous food in Tibet.  Tibetans like to eat dried beef and mutton. Other ethnic groups are a little scared of it and don't think it is very hygienic.

In fact, dried meat is a very unique kind of Tibetan food. To the end of the year, when the temperature is below zero, cut the beef and mutton cinto small pieces, hanging in the shade, let it dry naturally, coming the next years, in February and March when eating, the meat will be succulent crisp with unique tastes.

Dried beef and mutton stripe is also popular local snack. In the winter, beef and mutton are cut into long stripes and hung in shaded place to be air-dried. The dried meat is crisp and tastes good and can be eaten raw since the chilliness in the winter has killed bacteria during the process.

Big joints of beef and mutton boiled with salt, ginger and spices are also popular dishes. They take the meat in hands and cut them with their knives. The guests will be treated with breasts and spareribs. If you are treated with a tail of white sheep, it means that you are deemed as their guest of honor.

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