Tsampa

Roasted Barley Flour

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Preparation info
  • Makes enough for

    4–6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Taste Tibet: Family recipes from the Himalayas

By Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa

Published 2022

  • About

Once upon a time, the term ‘tsampa-eater’ was used to describe all Tibetans, as it was the one unifying custom of a people who spoke many different dialects and whose traditions varied widely. Tsampa (roasted barley flour) has travelled across the world with Tibetan people. Outside their homeland, it immediately connects them to their Tibetan identity.

Inside Tibet tsampa is enjoying a resurgence in popularity as well. As a whole grain it boasts many health bene