Tsampa
2011
7 min
Overview
A young nun quietly prepares tsampa in a traditional yak tent, treating viewers to a brief lesson in how to make eating a mindful act. Tsampa—sometimes called the Tibetan national food—is a mixture of roasted barley flour, yak butter, and tea, and is often the only food available to the subsistence farmers and yak herders of rural Tibet.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- China
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- Tibetan bo
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Cast
Crew
Bari Pearlman
Director
Bari Pearlman
Producer
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