Gundain
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In Tibetan cuisine, Gundain is a type of pastry made from barley grain and yeast (fermented into a light barley beer), with tsampa
, dry curd cheese, wild ginseng and brown sugar. This pastry is often served during the Tibetan New Year and Losar
as a starter.
Tsampa
Tsampa is a Tibetan staple foodstuff, particularly prominent in the central part of the region. It is roasted flour, usually barley flour and sometimes also wheat flour or rice flour...
, dry curd cheese, wild ginseng and brown sugar. This pastry is often served during the Tibetan New Year and Losar
Losar
Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year." lo holds the semantic field "year, age"; sar holds the semantic field "new, fresh". Losar is the most important holiday in Tibet....
as a starter.