Tibetans often entertain guests with butter tea. They drink butter tea and have a set of rules. When the guest is asked to sit at the Tibetan square table, the host puts a wooden bowl (or teacup) in front of the guest. Then the host (or housewife) lifts the butter tea pot (which is usually replaced by a thermos bottle now), shakes it a few times and fills a bowl of butter tea for the guests.

If the guest doesn't drink the buttered tea that has just fallen, tell the host first. When the host once again mentioned that the butter tea pot stood in front of the guests, the guests could pick up the bowl, first blow it gently in the butter tea bowl, blow away the oil flowers floating on the tea, and then take a sip and praise: "This butter tea is really good, oil and tea are inseparable."

The guest put the bowl back on the table and the host filled it again. That's it. Add it while drinking. The enthusiastic host always fills the guests with tea bowls. Don't want to drink any more. If you don't want to drink any more after drinking half, don't touch it. The host fills the bowl and you put it there. When the guests are ready to leave, they can drink more, but they can't drink it dry. It is in line with Tibetan customs and etiquette to leave some tea bottoms in the bowl.

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Buttered tea has the functions of keeping out cold, refreshing, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Drinking butter tea is also to help eat Ciba, which is washed, dried and fried flour of highland barley.

How to eat: when eating, stir a small amount of butter tea, milk residue and sugar evenly, put them in the palm of your hand and knead them into a ball with your fingers, and push them to the end of your palm for eating.

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