【Commentary】In the picture, Tibetan barista Wang Zengrong is melting fresh ghee with extracted coffee liquid, and then slowly pouring the frothy milk into the coffee cup, accompanied by handmade rice dumplings as a small snack, a unique Qinghai-Tibet Plateau characteristics of afternoon tea can be served.
【Commentary】Wang Zengrong's coffee shop is located in Maqin County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, known as the "Chinese Water Tower", with an average altitude of nearly 4000,<> meters. In addition to ghee coffee, the restaurant has also developed Western-style dishes based on local agricultural and livestock products, such as nettle pizza, yak meat gratin, beef tacker, and Tibetan beer, which have become a signature for diners. Store manager Zhong Xiancheng told reporters that the business here is good, and the daily turnover is about <>,<> yuan (RMB).
【Contemporaneous】Customer Kangso
The two of us are best friends, grew up here, did not eat this kind of Western food when we were young, this kind of food is a luxury, now when I grow up, the living conditions have also improved, and then (Guoluo) state also opened a lot of this kind of Western restaurants, now you can taste this Western food, and then it also has innovation, that is, Tibetan food and Western food combined with this food, such as this kind of nettle pizza, this nettle is our Guoluo local specialty, I feel that my current life is really happy.
【Commentary】Walking on the streets of Maqin County, all kinds of Western restaurants are opened on the side of the road, with convenient transportation and elegant environment. Locals can enjoy coffee in the store to read a book, have a small chat, or bring family and friends to enjoy a meal.
【During the same period】Yang Zhongcaijang, head chef of a Tibetan-style restaurant in Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Most of our traditional Tibetan food is relatively greasy, such as meat sausages and hand-grasped mutton, which are very greasy. Then we made some combinations of Tibetan food and Western food, such as Western pizza, we added some nettle, grilled mushrooms, we replaced butter with ghee, and put saffron on top, so that we also retained the traditional flavor of Tibetan food, the acceptance of Tibetan food has also become high, foreign tourists can also taste delicious Tibetan food, and locals have a new understanding of Tibetan food culture.
Yang Zhongcai told reporters that nowadays, cuisines and dishes from home and abroad have entered the plateau, not only enriching people's single dietary structure in the past, but also the various flavors gathered here have long been "you have me, I have you", and have jointly become a window to display the Tibetan folk culture of the plateau.
【Commentary】Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, which is also located at the source of the Three Rivers, has sprung up a variety of Western restaurants, and many catering entrepreneurs have overseas study experience. In addition to Tibetan and Western food, some original Western foods such as Spanish ham and mocktails are also popular.
【Explanation】These Western restaurants opened in the plateau pastoral area provide a consumer market for local characteristic livestock products such as yogurt, ghee, meat, etc., and gradually become the display window of the plateau nomadic culture, which has played a role in attracting tourists, stimulating consumption and stimulating economic development during the tourist season.
Reporting by reporters Zhao Rinsong, Zhou Ruichenzi, and Qinghai Guoluo
Responsible Editor: [Li Ji]